More than eight in 10 people believe social care should be treated with the same importance as the NHS, research suggests. And 62% said they now have a higher opinion
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It was feared that coronavirus could go on to infiltrate at least nine in 10 care homes in England during the pandemic, experts warned in April. At least 90% of
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Care home staff are increasingly struggling with mental health problems and feeling burnt out, anxious and guilty as they work through the coronavirus pandemic, a charity has warned. Calls to
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Workers in care homes and other parts of the sector are being forced to take unpaid leave or survive on statutory sick pay (SSP) if they have to self-isolate or
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A woman whose 88-year-old father died in a care home is launching High Court proceedings over the Government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis. A lawyer will lodge legal papers on
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Boris Johnson is facing renewed questions over his efforts to protect vulnerable care home residents from coronavirus after Labour used a new report to claim the sector was an ‘afterthought’
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Around a quarter of social services directors said hospital patients were discharged to places without enough protective equipment or where they could not self-isolate amid the coronavirus pandemic, a survey
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Concerns remain over the operators of a coronavirus-hit care home in Skye that could have its registration suspended, a court has been told. Roddy Dunlop QC appeared via video link
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Trying to understand the Government’s guidance on support for care homes and infection control measures has been like “trying to construct a piece of Ikea furniture with a piece missing”,
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A minister has become embroiled in a row after apparently saying that policies blamed for the high rate of Covid-19 deaths in care homes were based on scientific advice. The
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