Opposition parties at Holyrood have united to demand the Scottish Government holds an immediate public inquiry into coronavirus deaths in care homes. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has repeatedly said such
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The Government has come under renewed criticism over the paucity of its guidance on safe visits to care homes as England enters its second national lockdown. Campaign groups and charities
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Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has announced a plan to try to help the social care sector prepare for winter in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Ms Freeman said the
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Close family and friends of care home residents will be allowed to continue visiting them during England’s second national lockdown. Government regulations state that such visits are an exception to
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The Old Vic is offering the UK’s care homes free tickets to its online festive show – a performance of A Christmas Carol starring Andrew Lincoln as Ebenezer Scrooge. For
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A ban on care home visits in the winter lockdown would violate the “fundamental human rights” of residents and their families, the National Care Forum (NCF) has told Matt Hancock
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A care home nurse convicted of neglecting an 87-year-old resident who endured a “nightmare” ordeal and later died has been given a suspended jail term. Catalina Ferchiu (pictured) was found
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More than 100 people who had tested positive for Covid-19 were discharged from hospitals into care homes without first receiving a negative test, according to a new report. A total
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This publication by Public Health Scotland (PHS) presents management information statistics on people aged 18 and over who were discharged from an NHS Scotland hospital to a care home between
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Concerns have been raised over testing and communication at a West Lothian care home where 15 residents have died amid a coronavirus outbreak. An inspection is taking place at the
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