A social care worker has died after contracting coronavirus, her local authority has said. Sharon Scanlon, 58, was a member of Powys County Council’s adult social care team in Mid
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As part of a wider plan to attract more staff into the adult social care sector, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced a new national recruitment campaign
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More must be done to protect frontline psychiatrists in the face of Covid-19, leading medics have warned. The Royal College of Psychiatrists called for better access to testing and personal
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Vulnerable people including transplant patients and cancer sufferers have had food parcels stolen from their doorsteps, police have said. Shielded people who have been deemed those most at risk if
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Care home bosses have asked for NHS volunteers to be redirected to help them deal with coronavirus. The sector has complained of being “ignored” amid claims the 750,000 people who
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Claims that some care home staff are being made to pay for special badges identifying themselves as medical workers will be investigated by the Health Secretary. The introduction of the
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Deliveries of personal protective equipment (PPE) were “paltry” and became “haphazard” as the coronavirus outbreak worsened, according to a leaked letter from social care bosses. The letter to the Government
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The Welsh Government has apologised after thousands of letters warning people with underlying health conditions to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic were sent to the wrong addresses. Some
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All care home residents and social care staff with Covid-19 symptoms will be tested for the virus as capacity increases, the Government has pledged. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he
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The Welsh Government is failing to meet its target of 5,000 tests a day for front-line workers, the country’s Health Secretary has admitted. Vaughan Gething said Wales can only provide
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