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Callous neglect of people in care homes is a scandal

13-04-2020 19:16

John Mills says we need to demand change in how care-giving is organised, Prof Chris Phillipson highlights three things the government must do immediately, Prof Alan Walker calls for ageist social care policies to be abandoned and Roger Gibson lays bare the lack of PPE for social workers
Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe data assembled by Robert Booth in recent weeks and culminating in his report (Hundreds of UK care home deaths not added to official coronavir

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Staffordshire woman dies from Covid-19 two weeks after her parents

13-04-2020 18:58

Brother Richard MacVicar says ‘someone has stolen my heart’ after losing half his familyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThree members of the same family from Burton-on-Trent in Staffordshire and two porters who worked at the same hospital in Oxford are among the latest coronavirus victims to be announced in the UK.The news came as the official death toll of those who died in UK hospitals after testing positive for the virus rose by 717 to 11,329. The

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Half of coronavirus deaths happen in care homes, data from EU suggests

13-04-2020 13:51

Figures from Italy, Spain, France, Ireland and Belgium suggest UK may be underestimating care sector deaths
Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAround half of all Covid-19 deaths appear to be happening in care homes in some European countries, according to early figures gathered by UK-based academics who are warning that equal efforts must be made to fight the virus in care homes as in the NHS.Snapshot data from varying official sources shows that in Italy, Spain, F

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Age Sector organisations make joint statement on DNA-CPR form decisions

13-04-2020 11:26 via feedproxy.google.com

OLDER PEOPLE BEING PRESSURISED INTO SIGNING DO NOT ATTEMPT CPR FORMS – JOINT STATEMENT FROM AGE SECTOR ORGANISATIONS We are seeing shocking examples where blanket decisions seem to be being made about the care and treatment options that will be available to older and vulnerable people, who have felt pressurised into signing Do Not Attempt […]

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TV presenter and singer send a special message to Arbroath care home

13-04-2020 07:15 via feedproxy.google.com

This Easter, staff and residents at Balhousie Monkbarns care home received a very special message – from TV presenter Ade Adepitan and singer Linda Harrison. The couple recorded the special pick-me-up message after a request from care assistant Fiona Brown, who knows them. Ade, a wheelchair basketball player and host of numerous TV shows, […]

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