An elderly stroke victim died after suffering dehydration, malnourishment and pressure sores during a four-month stay at a nursing home, an inquest heard. Bed- or chair-bound Dorothea Hale, 75, died
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Health and care workers who feel under pressure from their employers to get a coronavirus vaccine are more likely to decline a jab, early research suggests. Feeling pressurised often exacerbated
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Actress Ruthie Henshall has criticised coronavirus restrictions which “kept out love and hope” after her elderly mother died in a care home. The West End star (pictured) said not allowing
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A care home employee popped in to work for a visit on her wedding day so she could celebrate with residents who were unable to attend. Sarah Thomas, an events
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The number of care home residents who died during the coronavirus pandemic in England and Wales was a fifth higher than the average for the previous five years, figures show.
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In his first speech as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson promised to ‘fix the crisis in social care once and for all, with a clear plan that we have prepared’. But
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Care home residents in England will be able to have up to five named visitors, and will no longer have to self-isolate for 14 days after leaving the home to
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The burden of overcoming “gargantuan” challenges facing health and care services will mostly fall on the shoulders of women, health leaders have warned. The impact of the pandemic on the
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Government guidance on care home visits must be underpinned in law to protect the rights of residents and their families, according to a report. The Joint Committee on Human Rights
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Care home residents are forgoing healthcare appointments because of a requirement to self-isolate for 14 days after leaving the home for certain visits, campaigners have warned. John’s Campaign is calling
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