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Care home boss lied about being by man’s side when he died, Covid Inquiry told

By Ryan McDougall, Reporter8th December 2023News Scotland

A care home manager allegedly lied to a man, stating he was with his father when he died, the Scottish Covid Inquiry has heard. William Jolly, of Scottish Covid Bereaved,

Law change to make care home and hospital visits ‘fundamental standard of care’

By Aine Fox, Reporter5th December 2023News England

Changes will be made to the law to protect visiting rights around care homes, hospitals and hospices, the Government has said. Visits will become a fundamental standard of care, on

Some 36% of dementia sufferers in England remain undiagnosed, report says

By Helen William, Reporter4th December 2023News England

A call is being made for new, better and different ways to ensure that dementia cases do not go undiagnosed as a report says that 36% of sufferers in England

Decision to discharge hospital patients to care homes made after ‘focused effort’ testing warning

By Sam Hall, Reporter1st December 2023News England

Matt Hancock was warned in April 2020 about the need for a “focused effort” on testing people in care homes, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has been told. The former health

Matt Hancock admits protective ring around care homes was not ‘unbroken circle’

By Aine Fox, Reporter30th November 2023News England

Matt Hancock has admitted the so-called protective ring he said had been put around care homes early in the coronavirus pandemic was not an unbroken one, as he insisted he

People with Covid discharged to care homes over NHS capacity fears, inquiry told

By Jane Kirby, Ella Pickover, Storm Newton and Christopher McKeon, Reporters29th November 2023News England

People with Covid-19 were discharged to care homes over fears about the NHS getting “clogged up”, the pandemic inquiry has heard. Professor Dame Jenny Harries (pictured), England’s deputy chief medical

Grandmother died long before care home informed family, Covid inquiry told

By Ryan McDougall, Reporter23rd November 2023News England

A care home allegedly told a woman her grandmother had been dead for 10 minutes when the family is sure she died a “considerable period of time” before that, an

Assisted dying supporter Prue Leith told it ‘puts the vulnerable at risk’

By Rebecca McCurdy, Reporter20th November 2023News Scotland

Assisted dying critics have warned The Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith that legislative proposals in Scotland will put the “vulnerable at risk of coercion”. The TV judge

Johnson and Sunak were happy to let people die from Covid, Sir Patrick Vallance tells inquiry

By Jane Kirby and Nina Massey, Reporters20th November 2023News England

Boris Johnson wanted to let Covid “rip” despite the fact people would die, while Rishi Sunak also thought that was “okay”, the public inquiry has heard. In further revelations from

Care home families not informed of ‘do not attempt CPR’ notices, inquiry told

By Ryan McDougall and Sarah Ward, Reporters16th November 2023News Scotland

Many families were not told relatives in care homes would not receive CPR in the event of a cardiac arrest, an inquiry has heard. Sandra Ford (pictured), a GP and

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Care home boss lied about being by man’s side when he died, Covid Inquiry told

Law change to make care home and hospital visits ‘fundamental standard of care’

Some 36% of dementia sufferers in England remain undiagnosed, report says

Decision to discharge hospital patients to care homes made after ‘focused effort’ testing warning

Matt Hancock admits protective ring around care homes was not ‘unbroken circle’

People with Covid discharged to care homes over NHS capacity fears, inquiry told

Grandmother died long before care home informed family, Covid inquiry told

Assisted dying supporter Prue Leith told it ‘puts the vulnerable at risk’

Johnson and Sunak were happy to let people die from Covid, Sir Patrick Vallance tells inquiry

Care home families not informed of ‘do not attempt CPR’ notices, inquiry told

MPs reject Tory bid to launch another national inquiry into grooming gangs

Elon Musk ‘knows absolutely nothing’ about grooming gangs, Jess Phillips says

Former child abuse inquiry chairwoman urges Government to act over 2022 report

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Tag: Older People

Care home boss lied about being by man’s side when he died, Covid Inquiry told

Law change to make care home and hospital visits ‘fundamental standard of care’

Some 36% of dementia sufferers in England remain undiagnosed, report says

Decision to discharge hospital patients to care homes made after ‘focused effort’ testing warning

Matt Hancock admits protective ring around care homes was not ‘unbroken circle’

People with Covid discharged to care homes over NHS capacity fears, inquiry told

Grandmother died long before care home informed family, Covid inquiry told

Assisted dying supporter Prue Leith told it ‘puts the vulnerable at risk’

Johnson and Sunak were happy to let people die from Covid, Sir Patrick Vallance tells inquiry

Care home families not informed of ‘do not attempt CPR’ notices, inquiry told