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Woman whose father died launches court proceedings over Government handling of Covid-19

By Tom Pilgrim, Reporter12th June 2020News England

A woman whose 88-year-old father died in a care home is launching High Court proceedings over the Government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis. A lawyer will lodge legal papers on

Councils call for suspension of ‘no recourse to public funds’ to prevent homelessness

By Jemma Crew, Reporter12th June 2020News England

Councils are calling for the Government to allow people whose immigration status is not finalised to receive public funds amid fears they will be forced into homelessness. Increasing numbers of

Questions for Johnson as NAO confirm 25,000 discharged into care homes at height of pandemic

By The Press Association12th June 2020News England

Boris Johnson is facing renewed questions over his efforts to protect vulnerable care home residents from coronavirus after Labour used a new report to claim the sector was an ‘afterthought’

Quarter of social services chiefs say hospital patients were released to settings lacking PPE

By Jemma Crew, Reporter12th June 2020News England

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

New guide to support people with learning disabilities challenge unlawful resuscitation orders

By Jemma Crew, Reporter11th June 2020News England, Reports & Resources

A guide to help people with learning disabilities, their families and care staff challenge unlawful resuscitation orders has been drawn up by two campaigning organisations. Turning Point and Learning Disability

Opposition MPs fail to overturn ‘disproportionate’ emergency Covid-19 child protection changes

By Sophie Morris, Elizabeth Arnold and Richard Wheeler, Reporters11th June 2020News England

MPs have voted to keep emergency coronavirus regulations linked to vulnerable youngsters despite warnings they introduced a “significant” relaxation of protections. Shadow education secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey (pictured) said the Government’s

Coronavirus death toll ‘could have been halved if UK entered lockdown week earlier’

By Nina Massey, Reporter11th June 2020News England

The number of deaths from coronavirus could have been halved if lockdown was introduced a week earlier, an expert who advised the Government on restrictions has said. Neil Ferguson, professor

Care home coronavirus guidance ‘like trying to construct furniture with missing piece’

By Jemma Crew, Reporter11th June 202011th June 2020News England

Trying to understand the Government’s guidance on support for care homes and infection control measures has been like “trying to construct a piece of Ikea furniture with a piece missing”,

Hunt apologises as woman describes social care experience as ‘most difficult thing she has ever faced’

By Catherine Wylie, Reporter9th June 2020News England

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

Minister forced to backtrack on claim policies were to blame for high rate of care home deaths

By Tess de la Mare, Reporter9th June 2020News England

A minister has become embroiled in a row after apparently saying that policies blamed for the high rate of Covid-19 deaths in care homes were based on scientific advice. The

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Woman whose father died launches court proceedings over Government handling of Covid-19

Councils call for suspension of ‘no recourse to public funds’ to prevent homelessness

Questions for Johnson as NAO confirm 25,000 discharged into care homes at height of pandemic

New guide to support people with learning disabilities challenge unlawful resuscitation orders

Coronavirus death toll ‘could have been halved if UK entered lockdown week earlier’

Care home coronavirus guidance ‘like trying to construct furniture with missing piece’

Minister forced to backtrack on claim policies were to blame for high rate of care home deaths

Family hail justice for little ones as mother jailed over four boys’ fire deaths

Southport child-killer detained for at least 52 years for ‘sadistic’ murders of girls

Whitehall ‘group think’ and inter-departmental ‘open warfare’ slammed by vaccine tsar

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Tag: News England

Woman whose father died launches court proceedings over Government handling of Covid-19

Councils call for suspension of ‘no recourse to public funds’ to prevent homelessness

Questions for Johnson as NAO confirm 25,000 discharged into care homes at height of pandemic

Quarter of social services chiefs say hospital patients were released to settings lacking PPE

New guide to support people with learning disabilities challenge unlawful resuscitation orders

Opposition MPs fail to overturn ‘disproportionate’ emergency Covid-19 child protection changes

Coronavirus death toll ‘could have been halved if UK entered lockdown week earlier’

Care home coronavirus guidance ‘like trying to construct furniture with missing piece’

Hunt apologises as woman describes social care experience as ‘most difficult thing she has ever faced’

Minister forced to backtrack on claim policies were to blame for high rate of care home deaths