Covid Related Care Home Deaths Fall To Five-Month Low
The number COVID-19 related deaths in care homes has fallen to a five-month low in August, according to the latest office of National statistics (ONS) figures.
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Yorkshire Care Provider Facing Covid-19 Insurance Battle
A Yorkshire care provider is calling for urgent Government intervention after finding it almost impossible to get insurance for his business during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read more...New Insight Into COVID-19 To Be Gained From Expansion To National Testing Study
The ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey will be expanded from regularly testing 28,000 people per fortnight in England to 150,000 by October, the Health Secretary announces today.
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£5 Million For Social Prescribing To Tackle The Impact Of Covid-19
The National Academy for Social Prescribing has been awarded £5 million in funding to support people to stay connected and maintain their health and wellbeing following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Mental Health Services Face ‘Rising Tide’ In Demand Due To Coronavirus
People requiring support and treatment for their mental health are at risk of not getting the care they need and their conditions deteriorating due to increased demand brought
Read more...Largest Home Antibody Testing Programme for Covid-19 Publishes Findings
The first report from the world’s largest home antibody testing programme tracking who has been infected by Covid-19 in England has today been published.
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Report Identifies Step Change In The Use Of Technology During Pandemic
A report from the Institute of Public Care and Digital Social Care, has identified significant benefits for care providers arising from the use of technology in the rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Read more...New Research Reveals The Barriers And Benefits To Technology Use Experienced By Social Care Providers During Covid-19
New research has been published revealing the latest data and information on how social care providers have been using technology during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read more...NHS Employers Welcomes Funding For Research Projects To Investigate COVID-19 And Ethnicity
A total of £4.3 million of funding has been awarded to six new research projects to investigate COVID-19 and ethnicity by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR),
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Local Hospice To Host Virtual Memorial Service For Those Affected By Bereavement And Loss In Birmingham’s Care Homes
Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice is warmly inviting relatives, friends and care workers to come together online to remember those who have died during the Covid-19 pandemic in the city’s care homes.
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World Beating – Or Beaten By The World?
In a report published today, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused the Government of being “slow, inconsistent, and at times negligent” in their approach to social care in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more...New Research Reveals The Barriers And Benefits To Technology Use Experienced By Social Care Providers During Covid-19
New research has been published revealing the latest data and information on how social care providers have been using technology during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Austerity ‘Ripped Resilience Out Of Health And Care Service’ Before Covid-19 Crisis Hit, Says IPPR
Austerity ‘ripped resilience out of health and care service’ before Covid-19 crisis hit, says IPPR
Underinvestment in social and community care left four in five hospitals with ‘dangerously low’ spare beds as crisis hit
Read more...Lords Urge Government To Prepare Now To Try To Avert Winter COVID-19 Spike
In a letter sent to the Prime Minister, the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee strongly recommends that the Government undertake significant preparations over the next two months to reduce the likelihood of a winter COVID-19 resurgence.
Read more...Government Adviser Dismisses PM’s Claim Care Homes To Blame For Coronavirus Deaths
Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty has rebutted Boris Johnson’s comments blaming care homes for coronavirus deaths saying his “enthusiasm for blaming people for anything is zero”.
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