The number of coronavirus patients in Wales needing critical care is less than half of what it was during the peak of the virus despite rising hospital admissions, the chief
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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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More than three-quarters of people who had a loved one die at home during the coronavirus pandemic said the Government has failed to prioritise the care that those dying at
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MPs have called for explanations after it emerged that the head of the Government’s vaccine taskforce might have revealed potentially sensitive information to conference attendees last week. Angela Rayner, Labour’s
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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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The Government is being urged to give the care sector emergency funding of £3.9 billion to help it cope with the second wave of the pandemic. Unison joined forces with
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Wales will have its hardest border with England for “several centuries” after the Welsh firebreak is lifted next week, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said. Travelling between the two countries
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Scotland’s First Minister has said she will consider whether to impose another national lockdown now the furlough scheme has been extended. Nicola Sturgeon said she hopes to hear from the
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Pressure to impose a national lockdown in England is intensifying as concerns grow over the effectiveness of the current restrictions. The three-tier system is being called into doubt after a
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Covid-19 hospital admissions for working age adults are particularly high among healthcare staff and their families, a new study has found. They accounted for a sixth of admissions among those
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