BMA Says the Government is ‘Burying its Head in the Sand’ to the Threat of Covid
The BMA says the Government is failing to grasp how serious a threat the current levels of COVID-19 illness pose to the NHS and to…
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Covid-19
NHS Leaders and their Teams Risk Being Abandoned by the Government Unless New ‘Living with Covid’ Plan is Delivered
The Government has been urged to revamp its ‘living with Covid’ plan as NHS leaders warn the government risks abandoning the health service in the…
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Governments Urged to Invest at Least 6% of Health Budgets in Prevention
The International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) has today launched its G20 flagship report calling on governments to reorient their health systems to prevent and better…
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Concerns Mount Over Scotland’s Soaring Covid Care Home Deaths
Concerns are growing as deaths due to COVID continue to rise in Scottish care homes. Statistics published last week revealed that 79 care home residents…
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Care homes – An Upward Trend Despite Everything that COVID Has Thrown at the Sector
CSI Market Intelligence has published Say Hello Wave Goodbye – Care Home Openings and Closures 2021, its 7th annual report and has surprisingly shown that,…
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Industry Leaders Write Open Letter to Health Secretary on “Living With Covid in Care Settings”
Industry leaders have written an open letter to Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the letter, from Methodist Homes (MHA), the…
Read more...Carers Need Help as Covid-19 Restrictions Ease
CAMPAIGNERS are calling on the Government to help social care as it faces a fight to survive as Covid-19 restrictions ease. The Independent Care Group…
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Care Group to Pay for Visitor Covid Tests
A North Yorkshire care group is opening its doors to visitors but paying for their Covid-19 tests to ensure its stay residents safe. Saint Cecilia’s…
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BMA Responds to Government’s Changes to Covid-19 Testing for Health and Social Care Staff
Commenting on changes to Covid-19 testing, announced by the Department for Health and Social Care, chair of BMA council, Dr Chaand Nagpaul said: “Testing healthcare…
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Investigation into the Management of PPE Contracts
The Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) says it is continuing to deal with the contract management issues caused by the need to purchase…
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Covid Testing Remains Free to Care Staff and Residents
Covid testing for care home staff and residents will continue to be free according to the government’s ‘Living with Covid’ guidance. People at risk of…
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Care Home Takes on 18 cafes in 18 Days Challenge to Help to Re-Integrate Residents into the Community After Lockdown
With COVID-19 preventing care homes from accessing local amenities, the residents and team members at Fairburn Mews launched an initiative to visit 18 cafes in…
Read more...Free Covid Tests Must Continue for NHS Staff, Warn Health Leaders
Concerns are growing among NHS leaders that in a matter of days their frontline staff could be made to pay for their own Covid-19 tests…
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Study Reveals Sharp Decline in Covid-19 Immunity in Care Home Residents
Vaccination-acquired immunity against Covid-19 significantly wanes after three months among elderly care home residents, indicating that regular booster jabs may be required for this “vulnerable”…
Read more...What Happens to NHS and Care Home Staff Dismissed Due to Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Regulations Which Have Now Been Revoked?
This is one of the concerns raised by the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee in its 33rd report of Session 2021-22 as it…
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