Government policies on discharging untested hospital patients into care homes at the start of the coronavirus pandemic were “unlawful”, the High Court has ruled, undermining claims that a “protective ring”
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Bereaved relatives of people who died with coronavirus have called Boris Johnson “a liar and a charlatan debasing the office of Prime Minister” as he insisted he did not know
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A rethink has been demanded by peers of the Government’s planned £86,000 cap on care costs, amid concerns it was unfair to poorer people. The House of Lords backed by
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A Second World War veteran with dementia was forced out of his nursing home during the coronavirus pandemic when his money ran out after his local council failed to fund
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The Government’s planned £86,000 cap on personal care cost contributions is “regressive” and a “classic policy of levelling down”, ministers have been told. Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton)
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Care home residents, those aged 75 and over and people with weakened immune systems may still receive Covid booster jabs over the next six to 12 months, MPs have heard.
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Group exercise can stop people from losing strength as they get older and make it easier for them to tackle everyday activities like walking and climbing stairs, research suggests. According
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Health Minister Robin Swann has announced a £5million allocation to assist Northern Ireland’s care home sector with rising energy costs. The funding will be allocated by HSC Trusts on the
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The Scottish Conservatives have set out proposals for a Local Care Service, presenting it as an alternative to the Scottish Government’s planned National Care Service. It comes after the party’s
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Care homes could face widespread closures under new social care reforms, as new analysis warns government has ‘seriously underestimated’ the costs of its proposals. England’s largest councils and care providers
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