Doctors’ leaders have launched a High Court challenge against the Government for its refusal to launch an urgent inquiry into shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for NHS staff and other frontline care workers.
Read more...A group representing some of the city’s most prominent care homes has slammed Sheffield City Council’s “underhand tactics” which they say continue to deny those caring for most vulnerable of funding allocated by Central Government.
Read more...An Optalis residential care home in Maidenhead has surprised its residents with an ice cream treat, after months in isolation due to the coronavirus outbreak. Staff at Homeside Close
Read more...Government confirms the allocations of £300 million for Local Authorities across England to support test and trace services
Read more...The chief executive of one of the UK’s more prominent social care providers, which has not suffered a single death in its 130 homes due to Covid-19, has hit back at claims that the sector is no longer safe for vulnerable people.
Read more...A local Newcastle boy has raised over £250 for HC-One’s Sutherland Court in Newcastle, after organising and completing his own sponsored cycle.
Read more...Dorothy Ives, who has been a Resident at Sutherland Court since January 2013, celebrated her 102nd birthday surrounded by balloons, cards and her most favourite thing, chocolate.
Read more...Updated figures from the Office for National Statistics show the number of care home deaths due to Covid-19 in England and Wales: Data from the…
Read more...Age UK says that while arguments continue over care funding during the pandemic, it is older people and their families who are picking up the tab
Read more...Staff at a Hertfordshire care home were delighted to receive a video call from the Prime Minister, where he personally thanked them for their efforts in protecting residents during the pandemic.
Read more...Care England has provided a statement on visitation for learning disability providers.
Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, says:
Read more...Amberleigh House Care Home in Aintree, Liverpool, is under the new ownership of West Midlands-based healthcare provider Armighorn Capital. The deal was funded by a…
Read more...Lockdown Gains Must Be Sustained To Prevent Even More Loss Of Life
Read more...Judicial review proceedings were issued yesterday [Monday 8 June, 2020] after the Government refused to launch an urgent inquiry into failures to provide adequate PPE for NHS staff and other frontline care workers.
Read more...A 91-year old tenant of Surrey-based Belvedere House, the maritime care home of The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society, has raised £5,000 for the home’s keyworkers by walking laps of the grounds for 30 days.
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