A care home has confirmed eight residents have died after showing coronavirus symptoms as it denied accusations of locking protective equipment away from staff. Management at Castle View Care Home
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The Sue Ryder charity is on the brink of closure and the country “will lose its hospices” without emergency funding, it has said. Without funds, the palliative care charity said
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Dominic Raab will take charge of the Government’s response to the coronavirus crisis after the Prime Minister was transferred to intensive care. Boris Johnson was admitted to intensive care on
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A care home worker who died after contracting coronavirus spent her life “serving the needs of the most vulnerable in society”, her family have said. In a statement released through
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Supplies of protective equipment for care workers are “woefully inadequate” and the social care sector needs further, faster support, a charity said. Mark Adams, chief executive of social care charity
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Hospital porters are having to transport corpses on sheets due to an alleged shortage of body bags in Surrey, a union has said. Staff are said to be “distressed and
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Older people are feeling pressured into signing “Do Not Attempt CPR” forms, a coalition of charities said. Organisations supporting the elderly said they were hearing “shocking examples” of blanket decisions
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care after his coronavirus symptoms worsened. Mr Johnson, 55, was admitted to St Thomas’ hospital in central London on Sunday after
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Four elderly residents at the same care home have died after showing Covid-19 symptoms, the local authority has confirmed. A fifth person without symptoms has also died at Harry Sotnick
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The manager of an adult care provider has spoken of the “diabolical abuse” directed to his staff after a note stating “killer” was left on a carer’s car. The message
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