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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More than 3,300 homes for rough sleepers have been approved and are set to be ready by March as part of efforts to take people off England’s streets during the
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Social care reforms have been kicked into the long grass as a health minister blamed a lack of “management or political capacity” caused by Covid-19. Lord Bethell (pictured) acknowledged the
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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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Coronavirus hospital admissions in Wales are being driven by a “worryingly high” surge in cases in older people, health minister Vaughan Gething has said. He warned the rise in infections
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The First Minister of Wales has described “difficult days” when both his mother and wife contracted Covid-19. Mark Drakeford previously said that he had not been living in his home
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Rishi Sunak has announced an emergency multi-billion pound bailout aimed at supporting workers and firms through the second coronavirus wave. The Job Support Scheme, which replaces the current furlough system
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England’s social care sector needs £7 billion more a year as an urgent “starting point” to avoid potential collapse of the market, MPs say. An immediate boost is needed to
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The increase in coronavirus cases appears to have been “blunted” in recent days, Scotland’s national clinical director has said. But Professor Jason Leitch (pictured) cautioned delays to testing data from
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