Social care isolation rules have been relaxed following concerns over staff being off sick and problems discharging patients from hospital. Previously, if a care home had at least two coronavirus
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A health board in Scotland has warned it could declare a major incident next week as Covid case numbers continue to rise sharply. Members of the military have already been
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A system-wide major incident has been declared in Northamptonshire as “worrying” staff shortages mean firefighters could be drafted in to help health and social care workers. During a media briefing
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England is a “global outlier” in the fight against the Omicron wave of coronavirus because of its anti-restrictions stance, Wales’s First Minister has said. At a Welsh Government press briefing
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Back-office council workers are being asked to volunteer to step into social care roles as the Omicron variant is reducing staffing levels due to illness and isolation. North Yorkshire County
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Troops are getting ready to support the NHS through the current wave of Covid-19 as NHS data shows staff absences due to Covid have risen 59% in a week. The
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The boss of a care home group with 2,300 staff said people with Covid who are asymptomatic should not be required to isolate. Tony Stein, chief executive of Healthcare Management
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The principal of one of Scotland’s top private schools has called for a whistleblowing officer to be appointed to protect the wellbeing of children and young people. Melvyn Roffe, who
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A 21-year-old paramedic who died after her ambulance was involved in a crash with a cement lorry has been named as “kind and dedicated” Alice Clark. Her parents praised her
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The Duchess of Cambridge has been praised for her “vision and commitment” in establishing a new institution to support the early years development of children ahead of her 40th birthday
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