The head of care home providers has launched a stinging attack on the Government over its handling of the Covid-19 crisis as new figures suggest around 15,000 elderly residents have
Read More
Almost 40% of care home residents in Northern Ireland have been tested for coronavirus, Robin Swann has said. The health minister also revealed that 4,950 care home workers have been
Read MoreA higher proportion of deaths of people with learning disabilities involved coronavirus than the proportion of care home residents dying with it, over eight weeks, new data suggests. Some 467
Read More
Health and social care workers should be tested “routinely” and on a “mass scale” for coronavirus regardless of whether they have symptoms, according to a panel of experts. Specialists in
Read More
A care home manager has described the difficulties in sourcing personal protective equipment (PPE) as a new London-wide procurement scheme is launched to provide kit for frontline workers at risk
Read More
Coronavirus in care homes will be thrust into the spotlight again amid reports ministers knew a month ago that temporary workers were helping spread the killer disease. Care chiefs will
Read More
Regular yoga practice may help reduce depressive symptoms in people with other mental health disorders, a new study suggests. The findings, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, is
Read More
A multimillion-pound Government fund will be used to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) who need vital support during the Covid-19 crisis. The Government will allocate £10
Read More
Private care home staff in Scotland are “terrified” to be tested for Covid-19 due to fears they will suffer financially due to self-isolation, a union leader has claimed. Speaking on
Read More
Over 70s have been urged to take “simple steps” to safeguard their emotional wellbeing during lockdown. Age UK said that the sudden changes to the livelihoods of older people have
Read More