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Actress Ruthie Henshall calls for human rights of people in care settings be enshrined in law

By Jemma Crew, Reporter12th January 202212th January 2022News England

Care home residents’ human rights have been “completely handed over” to care homes who have “too much power”, actress Ruthie Henshall has said. Experts compared the care sector to a

Tory MPs urge policy U-turn on sacking unvaccinated health and social care staff

By Richard Wheeler and Elizabeth Arnold, Reporters12th January 2022News England

Tory MPs have urged ministers to U-turn on their policy of sacking frontline health and social care staff if they refuse to have Covid-19 vaccinations. Former chief whip Mark Harper

Care home residents 18 times more likely to die than those at home during first wave, research suggests

By Jemma Crew, Reporter11th January 2022News England

Care home residents were almost 20 times more likely to die than older people living in their own homes during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in England, research

Isolation rules for care homes in England relaxed amid concerns over staffing shortages

By Ted Hennessey, Reporter8th January 2022News England

Social care isolation rules have been relaxed following concerns over staff being off sick and problems discharging patients from hospital. Previously, if a care home had at least two coronavirus

Firefighters to help health and care workers as major incident declared in Northamptonshire

By Josh Payne, Reporter7th January 2022News England

A system-wide major incident has been declared in Northamptonshire as “worrying” staff shortages mean firefighters could be drafted in to help health and social care workers. During a media briefing

Care home chief calls for end of isolation for people with asymptomatic Covid

By Tom Wilkinson, Reporter7th January 2022News England

The boss of a care home group with 2,300 staff said people with Covid who are asymptomatic should not be required to isolate. Tony Stein, chief executive of Healthcare Management

Human rights of elderly ‘not fairweather luxuries’ as MP speaks of fear of separation from mother

By Jemma Crew, Reporter5th January 2022News Wales

The human rights of elderly and disabled people “are not fairweather luxuries”, an MP has said as she told of how she fears being separated indefinitely from her mother who

Half of care homes in Greater Manchester unable to accept new residents due to staff absences

By Kim Pilling, Reporter5th January 2022News England

Around half of care homes in Greater Manchester are unable to accept new residents due to Covid-19 staffing absences, latest figures show. Outlining the impact of the fresh wave of

Engage: Integrating health and social care – seven steps for success

By Professor John Connolly, University of the West of Scotland5th January 2022Engage

The widespread deaths of the elderly in care homes that occurred as a result of poor decisions by government at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, revealed the lack of

Care group chairman calls for volunteer army to help out providers dealing with staffing crisis

By Jemma Crew, Reporter4th January 2022News England

A care group boss has called for the Government to set up an emergency volunteer army for social care amid fears that providers could run out of staff. Mike Padgham,

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Actress Ruthie Henshall calls for human rights of people in care settings be enshrined in law

Care home residents 18 times more likely to die than those at home during first wave, research suggests

Isolation rules for care homes in England relaxed amid concerns over staffing shortages

Human rights of elderly ‘not fairweather luxuries’ as MP speaks of fear of separation from mother

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Actress Ruthie Henshall calls for human rights of people in care settings be enshrined in law

Tory MPs urge policy U-turn on sacking unvaccinated health and social care staff

Care home residents 18 times more likely to die than those at home during first wave, research suggests

Isolation rules for care homes in England relaxed amid concerns over staffing shortages

Firefighters to help health and care workers as major incident declared in Northamptonshire

Care home chief calls for end of isolation for people with asymptomatic Covid

Human rights of elderly ‘not fairweather luxuries’ as MP speaks of fear of separation from mother

Half of care homes in Greater Manchester unable to accept new residents due to staff absences

Engage: Integrating health and social care – seven steps for success

Care group chairman calls for volunteer army to help out providers dealing with staffing crisis