The coronavirus emergency is becoming graver by the hour, Northern Ireland’s health minister warned. A record high in the daily number of new positive cases was recorded on Friday as
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Care homes should consider employing exercise instructors and purchasing gym equipment to help rehabilitate residents whose health deteriorated during the coronavirus pandemic, a report has said. Residents needed ongoing rehabilitation
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The Northern Ireland public face beefed-up coronavirus fines, with fixed penalty notices starting at £200. The list of locations where people must wear a face covering has also been extended
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Scotland’s First Minister has defended “hard and painful” new coronavirus restrictions as she announced five more deaths and a doubling of those in hospital with the virus. Nicola Sturgeon urged
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People who self-harm without wanting to take their own life are being excluded from mental health services in a form of “medical ping-pong”, a report has found. A quarter of
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Less than 2% of disability hate crimes in England and Wales result in a criminal charge, charities have found. Research by Leonard Cheshire and United Response found that 7,333 such
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The lives of homeless people will be lost this winter without Government action to keep them off the streets and in accommodation where they can socially distance, a coalition has
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A grandmother described as a “ray of sunshine” died after a fellow care home resident, who had dementia, attacked her with a walking stick, an inquest heard. May Miller, 95,
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Concerns have been raised over the supply of vital testing materials for a range of conditions, including Covid-19, following a supply chain problem with pharmaceutical giant Roche. On Tuesday, Roche
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Residents have died and dozens of people have tested positive in new coronavirus outbreaks at two care homes in Scotland. NHS Lothian said a “small number” of residents at Redmill
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