The vaccination rate for staff at older adult care homes is below the level recommended by scientists advising the Government in more than half of England’s local authorities, figures show.
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Care homes in England are being “failed” by a flawed rollout of rapid-result tests, an expert has warned as analysis of a pilot found “poor” adherence and no impact on
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Three in four people with loved ones in care homes have suffered mental distress due to Covid-19 restrictions, a study has indicated. Relatives unable to visit and hug family in
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SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled her party’s “transformational” manifesto, but said she could go further if Scotland was independent. She outlined a £2.5 billion increase in NHS spending in
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Care home staff in England could be required to get a coronavirus vaccine as a condition of deployment to protect elderly residents, the Government has said. The Department of Health
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Hundreds of thousands of people are being urged to get tested to try and stamp out a “concerning” strain of the virus which causes Covid-19. One expert said “none” of
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Families shut off from visiting loved ones in care homes felt like they were “grieving for people who were still alive”, a committee has been told. Jenny Morrison, from the
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A former army barracks being used by the Home Office to house asylum seekers is “unsafe and entirely unsuitable”, the High Court has heard. The Napier Barracks in Kent (pictured)
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People over 16 in households of adults with a weakened immune system are to be prioritised for Covid-19 jabs in Wales. Adults who are immunosuppressed have a weaker immune system
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Nicola Sturgeon is to lay out plans for wraparound childcare available all year round and free early years education to be extended to all one and two-year-olds. The First Minister
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