A care home in Scotland has become the fourth such facility to report deaths following suspected coronavirus cases. Five elderly residents have died at Almond Court in Drumchapel, Glasgow, in
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Care sector bosses have said daily death tolls are “airbrushing out” hundreds of elderly people who have died at care homes. Charity leaders have warned older people are dying in
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Social care staff are to receive a pay rise to equal the real living wage in Scotland. The announcement was made at the daily coronavirus briefing, chaired by Scottish health
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Boris Johnson is recovering from coronavirus at his country residence after being discharged from hospital, as the UK braces for its fourth week under lockdown. The Prime Minister spent a
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Charities representing vulnerable people have written to supermarkets urging them to support those who are unable to leave their home during the coronavirus crisis. The charities – Blood Cancer UK,
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A third Scottish care home has experienced a deadly Covid-19 outbreak, with nine elderly residents reportedly dying from the virus. Staff at Tranent Care Home (pictured) in East Lothian, which
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Carers of autistic people with a limited understanding of social distancing have said they are being judged by the public and challenged by police when helping them with their daily
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Facebook is providing more than 2,000 of its Portal video call devices to care home residents and patients to help them connect with loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic. The
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Up to 16,000 nursing home residents in potential “petri dishes” of infection are at risk unless immediate coronavirus testing begins, healthcare workers in Northern Ireland have said. A total of
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A lack of protective equipment for nurses is “fundamentally compromising” the care they can give patients, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned. Nurses’ safety is also being put
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