Hopes have been raised that the UK could produce a successful coronavirus vaccine after data from the University of Oxford showed its jab provokes a strong immune response in older
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A care home group has enabled almost 300 residents to be cared for by their family members through an enhanced visiting scheme that launched in August. Sunrise Senior Living UK
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Fifty-three people were discharged from hospital into care homes in Wales within 15 days of them receiving a positive coronavirus test, according to the Welsh Conservatives. The party said it
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Care homes will be given iPads to help residents keep in contact with family and friends, Nicola Sturgeon has announced. The Scottish Government will provide “one or two” tablets to
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A retired TV producer has blamed “monstrous” Covid-19 restrictions for isolating his wife who suffers from Alzheimer’s and causing her condition to deteriorate. Michael Blakstad, from Bishopstoke, Hampshire, said that
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All care homes will be able to allow visits before Christmas, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has pledged, amid criticism of delays in introducing visitor testing. Mr Hancock (pictured) said rapid
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A pilot where relatives of care home residents will be tested for coronavirus before visiting loved ones will start in days, the Government has said. Relatives of residents in 30
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A care home in Surrey has been fined more than £100,000 after a 92-year old woman was assaulted by another resident. Sunrise Operations Esher, the company that runs the home
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A coronavirus vaccine would be offered to people in high-risk groups in Wales as early as December if it passes final safety checks in time, the Welsh Government has said.
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Almost one in five cases of depression in older adults could be prevented if loneliness were eliminated, research suggests. Loneliness was linked to up to 18% of depression cases in
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