Sixteen residents die after coronavirus outbreak at care home in South Ayrshire
A total of 16 people have died at a care home in South Ayrshire after a Covid-19 outbreak. The deaths at Berelands Care Home in Prestwick all took place after
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Nursing home owner praises care workers ‘immense measures’ to combat coronavirus
The manager of a care home where 10 residents have died has questioned the accuracy of coronavirus testing, but welcomed Government plans to offer more tests to the sector. Anita
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Care home charity having to source face masks privately at five times usual cost
A care home provider said it is paying five times the usual amount for face masks, while local authorities continue to struggle to get enough protective equipment. Methodist Homes (MHA)
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New steps to combat coronavirus after data reveals quarter of deaths are from Scots care homes
New measures will be taken to protect patients in care as it was revealed a quarter of deaths involving Covid-19 in Scotland have been in care homes. First Minister Nicola
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Government pledges Covid-19 test for ‘everyone who needs one’ in social care settings
All care home residents and social care staff with Covid-19 symptoms will be tested for the virus as capacity increases, the Government has pledged. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he
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Care home nurse who died after contracting Covid-19 described as ‘wonderful human being’
A care home nurse who died after contracting Covid-19 has been described as a “wonderful human being” by her colleagues. Rahima Bibi Sidhanee (pictured), who had worked at Grennell Lodge
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Care home director fears protective equipment and testing arrangements ‘too little, too late’
The director of a group of care homes where 11 residents have died after contracting Covid-19 says she thinks the sector has been forgotten during a “horrendous” last three weeks.
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Sturgeon vows to investigate claims PPE destined for Scotland is being diverted to England
It would be “unconscionable and unacceptable” for PPE supplies to be diverted from one part of the UK to another, Nicola Sturgeon said as she announced another 40 coronavirus deaths
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Coronavirus crisis grows in UK care homes as HC-One warns it has 2,500 suspected or confirmed cases
Around two-thirds of care homes run by Britain’s largest care home operator have cases of Covid-19, it has emerged, as pressure mounts on the Government over a growing crisis among
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European study suggests care homes account for half of all coronavirus deaths
Around half the deaths from coronavirus are happening in care homes according to data from five European countries collated in a new study. Data collected from official sources by a
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