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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will provide indemnity to care homes that want to become part of the Designated Setting scheme but are unable to obtain insurance.
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The government will provide a free 4-month supply of daily vitamin D supplements for residents in residential and nursing care homes in England to help support their general health
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The lasting financial and operational impact of COVID-19 will adversely affect a number of businesses if action is not taken now
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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
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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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Residents at The Rowans care home in Macclesfield are delighted to have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
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Data analysis is revealing a second sharp drop in the number of people admitted to hospital in England with acute heart failure or a heart attack.
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Inglewood Nursing Home has played a key part in the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination programme among care homes in East Sussex.
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With the new lockdown well underway, we are all missing those luxuries such as shopping and eating out. But Barnes Lodge residents decided they don’t need to go to a tea
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Every person in London can now have a personalised care plan
London is in crisis, the NHS is overstretched and the hospitals are full, which puts an enormous strain on our community services
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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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Millions of people aged 70 and over and those clinically extremely vulnerable to Covid-19 will be invited to get their vaccinations from today (Monday 18 January) as the NHS
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Winchester-based charity, The Brendoncare Foundation has announced that residents and staff at Brendoncare Knightwood have now received their first Covid-19 vaccinations.
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The impact of the new variant is being felt across the country, with staff absence rates rising sharply both in care homes and among home care staff
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More than one in 10 adults in the UK (14%) believe their brain health has declined since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, new polling by Alzheimer’s Research UK
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