NHS and social care workforce urged to get free flu jab as soon as possible
NHS and social care staff are being urged to “do their bit” and have a flu jab as the health service ramps up its preparations for winter. In a letter
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Social care reform plan won’t to be published this year and likely to take longer, peers told
The Government’s long-awaited social care plan looks set to be delayed until next year, peers have been told. Health and social care minister Lord Bethell said he could not commit
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Freeman to look ‘urgently’ into reports learning disabled adults unable to see relatives for months
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has said she will “urgently” look into reports that families of adults with learning disabilities have been unable to see their loved ones for months due
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Bogus coronavirus calls attempting to extract test payment ‘utterly despicable’, says First Minister
Coronavirus con artists who pose as contact tracers as part of a scam in which they ask people to pay money to get tested have been branded “truly and utterly
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Boris Johnson to face PMQs grilling as test and trace system fails to keep pace with soaring demand
Boris Johnson will face a grilling from senior MPs amid a warning that the “failure” of the test and trace system is placing huge pressure on the health service. The
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Hancock confirms ‘operational challenges’ for Covid testing system and new prioritisation list
Suspected Covid-19 patients with acute medical needs and people in care homes will be prioritised under plans to ration coronavirus tests, Health Secretary Matt Hancock told MPs. NHS leaders have
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Judge brands former Tory MP ‘sexual predator’ as Elphicke jailed for sexual assaults on two women
Former Dover MP and “sexual predator” Charlie Elphicke has been jailed for two years for sexually assaulting two women, about a decade apart. The disgraced 49-year-old father-of-two showed no emotion
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Shadow minister for social care calls for ‘clear winter plan’ to protect care homes
The Government must set out a “clear winter plan” to protect care homes, Labour has said, amid signs they are experiencing a rise in coronavirus cases. Action must not be
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‘Rule of six’ law comes into force but is being applied differently in each devolved administration
The coronavirus “rule of six” came into force in England on Monday, meaning any social gatherings of more than six people will break the law. People face fines of up
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Leaked documents reveal backlog of 185,000 swabs and tests sent to labs in Italy and Germany
The Government’s coronavirus testing programme is dealing with a backlog of 185,000 swabs, with tests being sent to labs in Italy and Germany as the system faces criticism for struggling
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