‘Woefully out of date’ social care sector cannot be fixed by new taxes – think tank
The “unfair and woefully out of date” social care sector must be radically reformed but not by making it free for all as part of the NHS, a think tank
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Campaigners launch High Court challenge over Government refusal to hold urgent PPE inquiry
Doctors and campaigners have launched a High Court challenge against the Government over its refusal to hold an urgent public inquiry into PPE shortages. A claim for judicial review has
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Coronavirus deaths in Scottish care homes outstrip hospital Covid-19 fatalities
There have now been more deaths related to Covid-19 in care homes than hospitals in Scotland, according to latest figures. National Records of Scotland (NRS) statistics show there have been
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Thousands of care workers in Wales to be ‘taxed’ on £500 coronavirus bonus
Thousands of care workers in Wales will pay tax and National Insurance contributions on a £500 bonus given to them for their work during the coronavirus pandemic. First Minister Mark
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Coronavirus testing chief probed over false negative readings in one of every five results
As many as one in five coronavirus swab tests could give false negative readings, MPs have heard. Baroness Dido Harding, head of the NHS Test and Trace programme, was challenged
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Johnson ‘very proud’ of Government coronavirus response as grim death toll passes 50,000
The UK’s coronavirus death toll passed 50,000 and the country was warned to be braced for “many job losses” as the human and economic cost of the outbreak became clearer.
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End of year target for announcing social care reforms ‘not straightforward’, admits Hancock
Plans to overhaul social care in England and Wales could be stalled due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Government has suggested. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had pledged to announce changes
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‘Just 1,749 people contacted’ in first four days of NHS Test and Trace
Fewer than 2,000 people were contacted in the first four days of the NHS Test and Trace scheme, according to a leaked copy of data. The Government has yet to
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Frustration as staff on coronavirus test and trace project report they ‘have nothing to do’
A number of newly employed contact tracers have raised questions about the Government’s new programme for tracking coronavirus cases after reporting having nothing to do for days. As many as
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Legal claim filed against Government over decision to suppress full results of 2016 pandemic drill
A legal claim has been filed in the High Court against Health Secretary Matt Hancock over the Government’s decision not to make public the full findings of a 2016 drill
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