LGA Responds To Care Home Vaccination Announcement
Responding to the announcement that residents at every eligible care home with older residents in England have been offered a COVID-19 vaccine, Cllr Ian Hudspeth
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Covid-19
NHS Confirms COVID Jab Now Offered At Every Eligible Care Home In England
Official figures later today are expected to confirm that the NHS has now offered the COVID-19 vaccine to residents at every eligible care home with older residents across England.
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Care Providers Hail Swift Care Vaccine Rollout
But care urged before visiting can resume
Care providers today praised the Government for the speed at which the country’s oldest and most vulnerable had received their first
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COVID Emergency Means Government Must No Longer Delay Its Promise Of Fixing Social Care
The social care system must be drastically overhauled, and the Government urgently needs to deliver on its manifesto commitment to fix the failing social care sector.
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New Trial To Test Drugs For Preventing Covid-19 In Care Homes
A new trial, led by experts from the University of Nottingham, will look at reducing the transmission of Covid-19 and its severity in care homes
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Vaccine Take Up in Care Homes “Positive” Reveals Survey
The National Care Forum have carried out a snapshot survey across 750 homes in England over the 25th and 26th January 2021. The survey asked about the availability
Read more...COVID Emergency Far From Over As ONS Figures Show Deaths Pass 100,000
Responding to weekly data published today by the ONS on COVID-19 related deaths, Dr Layla McCay, director at the NHS Confederation, said:
Read more...Monthly Mortality Figures Bring Home Extent Of COVID Emergency
Statistics out from the Office for National Statistics today (Monday 18 January) show coronavirus has been the leading cause of death in England for the second month in a row
Read more...More Than Four Million People Receive First Dose Of Covid-19 Vaccine In UK
More than four million people in the UK have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine as part of the largest vaccination programme in British history.
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Inglewood In The Covid-19 Vaccination Vanguard
Inglewood Nursing Home has played a key part in the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination programme among care homes in East Sussex.
Read more...British Public Urged To Play Their Part In Historic Vaccine Roll Out
The public has a vital part to play in the rollout of the UK COVID-19 vaccines delivery plan, the UK Government has urged, as it calls on them to help ensure
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BrendonCare Froxfield Residents And Staff Receive Covid-19 Vaccinations
Winchester-based charity, The Brendoncare Foundation is delighted to announce that residents and staff at Brendoncare Froxfield have now received their first Covid-19 vaccinations.
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East Kilbride Care Home Residents Embark On Month-Long Virtual Cruise
Residents at Kingsgate care home in East Kilbride are beating the January blues and have embarked on a month-long virtual cruise across the world.
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Powys Care Homes Leading The Charge With Vaccinations In Wales
With the Welsh Government announcing yesterday [Monday 11 January] its aims to vaccinate all care home residents by mid-February, three Powys care homes are leading the charge
Read more...More Than 2.2 Million People In UK Receive First Dose Of Covid-19 Vaccine
More than 2.2 million people in the UK have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the latest figures show as the government begins daily publications on vaccination uptake.
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