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Covid deaths in care homes show residents ‘still being failed’ – Labour

An increase in Covid deaths in care homes shows residents are “still being failed” by the Scottish Government more than two years into the pandemic, Labour has claimed. The party condemned “rocketing” fatalities in care homes after figures showed 79 ...

04 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon: Human consequences of pandemic are ’embedded in my soul’

Nicola Sturgeon has said the human consequences of the coronavirus pandemic are “embedded in my soul” – but that she does not accept Scotland’s care home policies cost lives. Ms Sturgeon made the statement while addressing First Minister’s ...

28 Apr 2022 at 15:25

High Court’s care homes ruling ‘rubs salt in wound’, says bereaved daughter

The High Court’s ruling that Government policies on discharging hospital patients into care homes were “unlawful” has “rubbed more salt in the wound” for families, a bereaved daughter has said. Jean Adamson, whose father Aldrick died in a ...

27 Apr 2022 at 18:25

Hancock apologises for pandemic ‘pain and anguish’ after care home ruling

Former health secretary Matt Hancock has apologised for people’s “pain and anguish” during the coronavirus pandemic, after the High Court ruled the Government’s care home discharge policies were unlawful. On Wednesday, the High Court ...

29 Apr 2022 at 12:55

Northern Ireland

Residents ‘badly let down’ by complaints procedures at care home, Swann says

Residents of a Northern Ireland care home were badly let down by a failure to properly address complaints about the facility, the Health Minister has said. Robin Swann was responding to the findings of an independent report on how ...

02 Mar 2022 at 18:25

Extra Covid boost in spring for over-75s and people thought to be at high risk

People aged 75 and over, the immunosuppressed and those living in care homes will be offered a Covid-19 booster vaccine this spring, the Health Secretary has announced. Sajid Javid said the top-up jab will help those at the ...

21 Feb 2022 at 16:25

Covid-19 deaths fall for fourth week in a row

The weekly number of deaths involving coronavirus in England and Wales has fallen for the fourth week in a row, figures show. A total of 863 deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending February 18 mentioned ...

01 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Families call for legal right to maintain contact in health and care settings

Campaigners and MPs are calling for a new legal right which would enable people in health and care settings to maintain contact with at least one loved one providing essential support. A coalition of organisations is ...

04 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Home care workforce down more than 17,000 since mandatory jab consultation

The number of home care staff in England has dropped by more than 17,000 since the Government launched its consultation on mandatory coronavirus vaccination, figures suggest. There were 406,365 domiciliary care ...

03 Feb 2022 at 19:26

Covid-19: Unlimited care home visits allowed as England lifts face mask rules

Limits on visitors to care homes in England will be scrapped from next week as the country moves towards living with coronavirus. From January 31, those living in care homes will be able to have unlimited ...

27 Jan 2022 at 09:55

Care home visitors limit to be lifted from January 31

Limits on the number of visitors to care homes are being scrapped next week following the success of the Covid-19 booster jabs campaign. From January 31, there will be no limit on the number of visitors ...

27 Jan 2022 at 08:55

Scotland

Action needed now to improve social care services, Government warned

Social care services in Scotland are in crisis and need urgent improvements, the Scottish Government has been told. The Auditor General for Scotland has warned there are “huge challenges facing the ...

27 Jan 2022 at 02:25

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