Care home bosses must make sure an elderly resident who cannot have visits because of the coronavirus crisis has “effective communication” with relatives, a judge has said. Mr Justice Hayden
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Retired care workers are being urged to return to help the social care sector through the coronavirus pandemic. Professor Martin Green, chief executive of Care England, has written to care
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Care staff are being told to self-isolate at their place of work if they test positive for coronavirus, leaving them with huge childcare and financial problems, according to a union.
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Three “sickening” break-ins at care homes in the Highlands over the weekend are believed to be linked, according to police. Four men, dressed in dark clothing, entered the Isobel Fraser
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A UK care home provider is recruiting 3,000 staff to help its frontline teams cope with the pressures of the coronavirus pandemic. Amid job uncertainty within scores of industries affected
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The official criminal records checking scheme has said it expects a spike of around 750,000 applications will be made for checks of volunteers due to the coronavirus outbreak. More than
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Northern Ireland Chief Social Worker, Sean Holland, has underlined the essential role social care will play in supporting vulnerable people in the weeks and months ahead. Mr Holland also confirmed
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Who this guidance is for This guidance sets out key messages to support planning and preparation in the event of an outbreak or widespread transmission of COVID-19. It is aimed
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“Unnecessary” care home visits should stop, the Prime Minister said, as health experts warned that protecting residents will be one of the most challenging parts of the coronavirus outbreak. Boris
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A resident of a retirement home in Shrewsbury died after testing positive for Covid-19 on Friday. In a statement, a spokeswoman for McCarthy and Stone, owners of the Summerfield Place
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