The Welsh Government is failing to meet its target of 5,000 tests a day for front-line workers, the country’s Health Secretary has admitted. Vaughan Gething said Wales can only provide
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Care homes should not have to pay VAT for supplies of protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic, a union has said. Social care providers are being charged tax on personal
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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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Social care staff are to receive a pay rise to equal the real living wage in Scotland. The announcement was made at the daily coronavirus briefing, chaired by Scottish health
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The Government has denied that social care is being treated as a “Cinderella” service as organisations continue to report insufficient and delayed supplies of protective equipment. The Prime Minister’s official
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Supplies of protective equipment for care workers are “woefully inadequate” and the social care sector needs further, faster support, a charity said. Mark Adams, chief executive of social care charity
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The manager of an adult care provider has spoken of the “diabolical abuse” directed to his staff after a note stating “killer” was left on a carer’s car. The message
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Although seemingly a distant memory amid the coronavirus pandemic, the UK’s post-Brexit immigration vision continues at speed with only a handful of months left to enjoy Free Movement across the
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Labour has demanded social care workers are urgently given the protective equipment they need to keep them safe from Covid-19. Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth (pictured) and shadow health minister
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Dozens of MPs are backing a fundraiser to secure £1 million for care workers who are forced to self-isolate during the coronavirus pandemic. The fundraiser has already seen more than
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