Hospital patients should not be discharged straight into care homes if a second coronavirus wave hits but should stay in interim beds to avoid infection spread, an expert has said.
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Health officials have been accused of a “reckless” and “negligent” approach to care homes during the coronavirus crisis. The senior civil servant at the Department of Health and Social Care
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Around a quarter of social services directors said hospital patients were discharged to places without enough protective equipment or where they could not self-isolate amid the coronavirus pandemic, a survey
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Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has apologised to a woman who said navigating the social care system with her mother was the most difficult thing she has ever faced in
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Around 15,000 hospital beds are to be freed up as hospitals brace themselves for an influx of patients with Covid-19. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced that
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The number of people who have to stay in hospital despite being well enough to leave has reached a new high. Figures from January showed there were 1,640 patients whose
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The NHS will “pay the price” if it does not embrace at-home rehabilitation, a former health minister has warned. Community rehabilitation provides tailored support for patients outside hospital to allow
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Inspectors have reported major weaknesses in the way children and young people in need of care and protection are supported and cared for in Orkney. The Care Inspectorate looked at
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Pharmacists will be asked to contact patients discharged from hospitals to advise over medications in a bid to relieve the burden on the NHS. Health Secretary Matt Hancock (pictured) announced
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Services for older people in the Scottish Borders are improving, say inspectors after a follow-up inspection by Healthcare Improvement Scotland and the Care Inspectorate. A 2017 inspection had identified some
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