The government is to end routine COVID testing for hospital patients discharged into care homes from April 1. Health minister Maria Caulfield confirmed the decision…
Read more...Today Tuesday 19 March 2024, will see the Covid Inquiry hold the first preliminary hearing for its investigation into the Care Sector across the UK (Module…
Read more...A social care champion said care homes in Wales felt they were caught up in a nightmare “experiment” when Covid struck in 2020. According to…
Read more...New research by the University of Glasgow in partnership the Advanced Care Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, has provided further insight on Covid mortality rates…
Read more...The Welsh Government has confirmed that a spring COVID-19 booster vaccination programme will begin on 1st April for the most vulnerable, including people over 75….
Read more...A further 1.4 million people who have an increased risk for progression to severe COVID-19 will be eligible for Paxlovid if they test positive following…
Read more...A play about the plight of care homes during the pandemic will be showcased in Yorkshire this month. Having premiered at the House of Parliament…
Read more...The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has announced its advice to Government for the COVID-19 vaccine programme in spring this year, and is urging care…
Read more...As the public inquiry into the UK’s response to Covid-19 continues, new research led by Northumbria University academics shines a light on the impact of…
Read more...An Isle of Man review into it’s government’s handling of the Covid pandemic calls for more to be done to ensure care homes have greater…
Read more...The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reminding all those eligible that it’s not too late to book their flu and COVID-19 vaccinations. Cases are…
Read more...The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has opened its sixth investigation: the Care Sector across the UK (Module 6). Public hearings are planned for Spring 2025. Module…
Read more...With just two weeks until online bookings for COVID and flu vaccines close, the NHS is urging anyone still eligible for these vaccines to book…
Read more...The Covid inquiry has heard from a top government adviser that that discharging positive Covid patients into care homes would be “entirely clinically appropriate” while…
Read more...Age UK is urging eligible older people to do all they can to stay well and have their COVID-19 and flu vaccinations, as soon as…
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