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• Steve Bell on shortages of PPE in the care sector – cartoon

  15-04-2020 20:47
  
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• 'We clean everything': how care homes are helping loved ones say goodbye

  15-04-2020 20:06
  
  From PPE provision to moving relatives in, staff are trying to find a balance during the coronavirus pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen a resident dies in a Hallmark care home, they aren’t alone – even if they have Covid-19. Hallmark is one of a number of care homes determined not to condemn their residents to virtual goodbyes or farewells through a window.It takes effort and innovation but Julie Rayner, compliance director and infection co
  
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• 'We clean everything': care homes help loved ones say goodbye

  15-04-2020 20:06
  
  From PPE provision to moving relatives in, staff are trying to find a balance during the coronavirus pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen a resident dies in a Hallmark care home, they aren’t alone – even if they have Covid-19. Hallmark is one of a number of care homes determined not to condemn their residents to virtual goodbyes or farewells through a window.It takes effort and innovation but Julie Rayner, compliance director and infection co
  
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• UK care home inspectors did not ask about Covid-19 deaths until April

  15-04-2020 19:35
  
  The delay may explain why figures for deaths in homes have significantly understated realityCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCare home inspectors only started asking if residents were dying from Covid-19 last Thursday, two and half weeks after the UK went into lockdown and a month after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, the Guardian can reveal.Until 6 April, the Care Quality Commission did not ask for information on coronavirus deaths and
  
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• Hancock vows to give families 'right to say goodbye' to loved ones

  15-04-2020 19:17
  
  Health secretary says people will get last visit to those with coronavirus, where possible Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMatt Hancock has announced new proposals to allow people to be with relatives in care homes who are gravely ill with coronavirus before they die so that they can fulfil their “right to say goodbye”.At the daily Downing Street press conference, Hancock repeatedly praised carers for the role they had played in the crisis and showed
  
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• Families to be allowed to say goodbye to dying relatives in care homes

  15-04-2020 19:17
  
  Matt Hancock says ‘wherever possible’ people will get a last visit to those with coronavirusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMatt Hancock has announced new proposals to allow people to be with relatives in care homes who are gravely ill with coronavirus before they die so that they could fulfil their “right to say goodbye”.Fronting the daily Downing Street press conference, Hancock repeatedly praised the role of carers in the pandemic and
  
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• UK coronavirus live: Hancock wants to ensure right to say goodbye; Whitty says death toll reaching its peak

  15-04-2020 19:05
  
  Health secretary sets out plans for social care; Keir Starmer calls on government to set out lockdown exit strategy; third of all deaths in Scotland last week attributed to Covid-19Coronavirus latest: at a glanceCare providers allege Covid-19 death toll underestimatedKeir Starmer calls for ministers to set out plans to end lockdownCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 6.05pm BST Here is an extract from the press release issued by the Department for Health and
  
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• UK coronavirus live: Hancock says he wants to ensure right to say goodbye to dying loved ones

  15-04-2020 18:39
  
  Health Secretary sets out plans for social care; Keir Starmer calls on government to set out lockdown exit strategy; third of all deaths in Scotland last week attributed to Covid-19Coronavirus latest: at a glanceCare providers allege Covid-19 death toll underestimatedKeir Starmer calls for ministers to set out plans to end lockdownCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 5.36pm BST Hancock says the testing policy change for care home residents comes into force to
  
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• Our caring medical staff deserve better | Letters

  15-04-2020 18:20
  
  Readers respond to junior doctor Rosie Hughes’ moving article, and demand answers for the lack of personal protective equipment Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhat a wonderfully caring article by Rosie Hughes (‘I feel fear and guilt’: an NHS junior doctor on the effect of getting Covid-19, 14 April). She shouldn’t apologise for revealing her emotions to relatives of deceased patients, I’m sure they will take great solace from knowi
  
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• UK coronavirus live: Hancock gives daily briefing; hospital death toll rises to 12,868

  15-04-2020 18:04
  
  Keir Starmer calls on government to set out lockdown exit strategy; third of all deaths in Scotland last week attributed to Covid-19Coronavirus latest: at a glanceCare providers allege Covid-19 death toll underestimatedKeir Starmer calls for ministers to set out plans to end lockdownCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 5.04pm BST Matt Hancock starts by thanking people of abiding by the social distancing rules.And he pays special tribute to Cap Tom Moore, the
  
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• One in four Covid-19 deaths in Scotland have been in care homes

  15-04-2020 17:29
  
  Nicola Sturgeon says 433 Scottish care homes have reported confirmed or suspected casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOne in four coronavirus deaths in Scotland have taken place in a care home, figures have revealed, as the first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announced a move to test all symptomatic patients and staff in care settings and pledged to support the sector “in what is probably the most challenging situation any of them have dealt with”.Nati
  
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• Coronavirus death toll in England’s care homes reaches 1,400

  15-04-2020 17:05
  
  Figure far outstrips official total of 217 as testing finally begins for staff and residentsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe death toll among people being looked after in care homes in England has risen to 1,400, care leaders said on Wednesday, as NHS England and the Care Quality Commission finally started rolling out testing of staff and residents.Care England, which represents the largest providers of care, said reports of confirmed and suspected deaths fro
  
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• Care homes in England say coronavirus death toll has risen to 1,400

  15-04-2020 17:05
  
  Figure far outstrips official total of 217 as testing finally begins for staff and residentsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe death toll among people being looked after in care homes in England has risen to 1,400, care leaders have said, as NHS England and the Care Quality Commission finally started rolling out testing of staff and residents.Care England, which represents the largest providers of care, said on Wednesday reports of confirmed and suspected death
  
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• UK coronavirus live: hospital death toll rises by 761 to reach 12,868

  15-04-2020 15:34
  
  Keir Starmer calls on government to set out lockdown exit strategy; third of all deaths in Scotland last week attributed to Covid-19Coronavirus latest: at a glanceCare providers allege Covid-19 death toll underestimatedKeir Starmer calls for ministers to set out plans to end lockdownCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 2.34pm BST As of 9am 15 April, 398,916 tests have concluded, with 15,994 tests on 14 April.
  313,769 people have been tested of which 98,476 te
  
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• UK coronavirus live: third of all deaths in Scotland last week attributed to Covid-19

  15-04-2020 13:51
  
  Keir Starmer calls on government to set out lockdown exit strategy; schools in Wales to stay closed after Easter; government promises tests for people in care homes with symptomsCare providers allege Covid-19 death toll underestimatedKeir Starmer calls for ministers to set out plans to end lockdownCoronavirus – latest global updatesCoronavirus latest: at a glanceSee all our coronavirus coverage 12.49pm BST A total of 699 patients have died in Scotland after testing positive for coronavirus
  
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• UK coronavirus live: Starmer calls on government to set out lockdown exit strategy

  15-04-2020 12:26
  
  All the developments in the UK’s Covid-19 crisis, as government promises tests for people in care homes with symptomsCare providers allege Covid-19 death toll underestimatedKeir Starmer calls for ministers to set out plans to end lockdownCoronavirus – latest global updatesCoronavirus latest: at a glanceSee all our coronavirus coverage 11.17am BST This thread is from the BBC’s Danny Shaw. He reports that a Border Force officer who worked at Heathrow has died after contracting co
  
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• Exemplar Health Care offers extra support to all employees- COVID-19

  15-04-2020 09:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  The unprecedented health pandemic caused by COVID-19 has placed a great deal of pressure on UK care homes – and in recognition of this and as a thank you for the dedication shown by its employees, Exemplar Health Care has created a new package to offer employees access to free food deliveries, takeaways and financial […]
  
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• Care England welcomes COVID-19 testing move by government

  15-04-2020 09:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Care England, a representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has welcomed the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care’s announcement concerning the roll-out of testing for COVID-19 to all care home residents and social care staff with COVID-19 symptoms.  Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, says: “During this […]
  
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• UK coronavirus: care providers allege Covid-19 death toll underestimated

  15-04-2020 08:09
  
  Care operators warn coronavirus may already be in more than 50% of nursing homesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCare home leaders have accused the government of vastly underestimating the deaths of elderly people from coronavirus, as they warned the disease may be circulating in more than 50% of nursing homes and mortality is significantly higher than official figures.Operators of several large care providers accused the government of not paying enough attention
  
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• Government opens up testing in Health and Social Care for COVID-19

  15-04-2020 07:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  All care home residents and social care staff with COVID-19 symptoms will be tested as capacity is built up; the government is announcing today.   Currently, the first five symptomatic residents in a care home setting are tested to provide confirmation of whether if there is an outbreak,   However, as lab capacity increases every […]
  
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• Tonbridge care home resident celebrates 90th – The reality of a lockdown birthday

  15-04-2020 07:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Barnes Lodge Care Home resident, Jack Angus, turned 90 on Thursday 2nd April but despite being on lockdown, his family and staff of the Tonbridge home ensured it was special.   It’s unlikely to be a birthday you’ll ever forget when celebrating during the Coronavirus pandemic, but Jack’s family and staff of the Tudeley Lane […]
  
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