The crucial role that social care plays in our country has never been more visible. Throughout the pandemic, we have seen brave individuals doing everything in their power to support
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A woman has claimed that her mother-in-law’s treatment in a care home during the Covid-19 pandemic was “tantamount to torture”, and that they were not told of her worsening condition.
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today published data showing death notifications involving COVID-19 received from individual care homes between 10 April 2020 and 31 March 2021. This is accompanied by their CQC Insight
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The first meeting to establish the values of a National Care Service in Scotland has been held between politicians and people with experience of the social care system. Health Secretary
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Around 40,000 care home staff risk being lost as a result of introducing compulsory Covid-19 vaccinations in England and could cost the industry £100 million to replace, according to the
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Fresh calls have been issued to prevent a “surge” in workers and medics being forced into self-isolation over coronavirus contacts when most restrictions end on Monday. Medics are among the
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Relatives of care home residents have said it is a “national scandal” that restrictions will continue in care homes while they will be torn up for the rest of society
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The damage that care home visitors wearing face masks is doing to the welfare of residents is outweighing the protection they offer, a care home group has said. The need
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Compulsory Covid-19 vaccinations for care home staff in England have been approved by MPs – despite them not seeing a key document detailing the policy’s impact. From the autumn, anyone
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The long-term detainment of autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities must be banned, a cross-party committee of MPs has said. Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt, who chairs the Commons
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