An extra £12 billion a year investment is needed in the NHS and care system to try and recover the damage done by Covid-19, according to a report which looked
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Northern Ireland’s First Minister said the region has begun a cautious but optimistic journey out of lockdown as she outlined a series of relaxations. Arlene Foster told the Stormont Assembly
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The shameful care experienced by residents at the Brithdir nursing home must never be allowed to happen again, according to an independent voice for older people. Helena Herklots (pictured), Older
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A coroner has criticised the care given to residents who died at a scandal-hit nursing home as he highlighted a withering catalogue of failings – accusing managers of “dehumanising” and
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Older people have signalled concerns about using technology to access NHS services from home, with half aged 55 and over reporting that the quality of care is worse, according to
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One in seven (14%) adults in England are more worried about becoming homeless due to the coronavirus pandemic, Shelter has found. More than a quarter (27%) of private renters in
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Peers have defeated the Government in demanding steps to ensure migrant women are not deterred from reporting domestic abuse due to the fear of deportation. The House of Lords backed
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Too many families have not been reunited, despite the Government saying that care home residents in England can receive indoor visits from a nominated person, a charity has said. Some
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Hospitals can consider redeploying staff who have refused to get the Covid-19 vaccine, a new NHS document suggests. In the material, NHS England sets out how employers could consider moving
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Five deaths have been reported at a care home which is being investigated by police following an outbreak of coronavirus. Devon and Cornwall Police said the five deaths at Holmesley
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