Pilot scheme launched to monitor infections in care homes in England
More than 500 care homes in England are taking part in a pilot programme to monitor and help reduce infection spread, aiming to build on research done in the pandemic
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Public services face ‘doom loop’ of being in perpetual state of crisis, think tank warns
Britain’s public services are “crumbling” and risk getting stuck in a “perpetual state of crisis”, a think tank has warned. In its annual report on the state of public services,
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Labour MP describes Bibby Stockholm barge as ‘recipe for disaster’ following visit
A Labour MP has described the Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge as a “recipe for disaster” after talking to some of the asylum seekers living on board. Backbencher Lloyd Russell-Moyle (pictured)
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Whatsapp messages reveal frustration over Johnson’s ‘impossible’ pandemic leadership
The UK’s top civil servant vented that Boris Johnson “cannot lead” amid pandemic-era frustration with the prime minister’s leadership, according to WhatsApp messages shared with the Covid-19 inquiry. Simon Case,
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Nurse who started relationship with inmate jailed over UK’s largest prison drugs conspiracy
A mental health nurse who started a relationship with an inmate before flooding a jail with contraband has been jailed for more than 10 years for her part in what
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Councils make funding plea to Chancellor ahead of autumn statement
Councils “do not have enough funding simply to stand still” as they face billions in funding gaps across the next two years, the organisation representing them has told the Chancellor.
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NHS waiting lists ‘could top eight million by summer’ regardless of strikes
NHS waiting lists could top eight million by next summer, regardless of whether medics continue striking over pay, according to new analysis. The Health Foundation is calling for changes in
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Government announce expanded nursery places and wraparound childcare plans
Parents can go online to find out what childcare they are eligible for under plans which will see nurseries expanded to provide more places and funding given to councils for
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As many as 1.7 million people ‘could be living with dementia in England and Wales by 2040’
Some 1.7 million people could be living with dementia in England and Wales by 2040 – over 40% more than previously thought, research suggests. A new analysis published in the
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MP Crispin Blunt suspended by Tories after arrest on suspicion of rape
Senior MP Crispin Blunt has been suspended by the Tories after being arrested on suspicion of rape and the possession of controlled substances. The former minister, 63, identified himself as
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