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• Doctors, nurses, porters, volunteers: the UK health workers who have died from Covid-19

  16-04-2020 20:00
  
  We are launching a project to remember those who lost their lives working in hospitals, surgeries and care homes during the coronavirus outbreakA number of NHS and private healthcare staff, from heart surgeons to nurses, porters and volunteers, have sadly lost their lives to the coronavirus in the UK.The government says there have been 27 verified deaths of NHS staff during the pandemic, but others have also died. The Guardian has recorded 50 deaths that have been reported in the news, although
  
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• We owe care workers so much more than a badge and some applause | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

  16-04-2020 16:17
  
  The job is hard, exhausting and crucial. Those who do it must be recognised with decent pay and employment rightsIt’s strange watching a narrative shift in real time. But then, everything is strange these days. Attitudes that would ordinarily take years, even decades, to shift seem in a state of emergency to transform overnight. Mere weeks ago, migrant care workers were included in the “low-skilled” category of worker by the Home Office, and barred from entering the UK under ne
  
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• We miss you all, our family, but we are safe – COVID-19

  16-04-2020 14:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  We miss you all, our family, but we are safe is the messages from the Malpas based care and nursing home, Prospect House. Maintaining the wellbeing and safety of residents within an infection-free environment has been the main priority at the care home as it works to keep residents and staff safe from the coronavirus. […]
  
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• Social care 'an afterthought' in UK coronavirus response, says leaked letter

  16-04-2020 11:42
  
  Care bosses warn death toll in care homes and community may be higher than in hospitalsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore people may die from coronavirus in care homes and the community than in hospitals, according to a leaked letter from care bosses accusing ministers of bias towards the NHS and leaving social care as “an afterthought”.In a three-page attack on government strategy, seen by the Guardian, the Association of Directors of Adult Social
  
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• North Shields care home launches campaign to combat isolation

  16-04-2020 10:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Appleby care home, North Shields, has launched a campaign to help to combat social isolation amongst residents during the COVID-19 outbreak.   Following a temporary closure to all visitors, the home decided to launch the campaign and has asked the public to send in postcards, letters or even drawings to its residents to help them […]
  
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• Urgent new measures to support care workers welcomed by The Independent Care Group

  16-04-2020 09:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  Urgent new measures to support care workers on the frontline in the fight against coronavirus have been welcomed by care providers. The Government has announced new action to help social care as it cares for older and vulnerable people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Independent Care Group (ICG) said the measures were long-overdue recognition of […]
  
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• Reaction to government’s COVID-19 action plan for adult social care- VODG

  16-04-2020 07:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  For far too long, the social care sector has not been recognised for the vital contribution it makes to our society. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has shone a bright light on the valuable work that social care workers and their organisations carry out across the country to support people in vulnerable circumstances each and every […]
  
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• Proposed uplift of up to 10% for social care providers ‘wholly inadequate’ – VODG

  16-04-2020 07:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A proposed uplift of up to 10% for social care providers to address rising demand and costs caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is wholly inadequate, according to the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG), a national body representing more than 100 voluntary sector social care providers.   Guidance on funding for social care providers has […]
  
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• 72 % of Health and Social Care workers say the government is putting their health at risk

  16-04-2020 06:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A new IPPR/YouGov poll of UK healthcare professionals responding to the COVID-19 crisis reveals how deeply concerned they are about their safety. When asked if the government had done enough during the COVID-19 outbreak to prevent and test health and care workers for illness – for example, through Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) provision and priority […]
  
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• Harry has video call with parents of children with complex health needs

  16-04-2020 01:01
  
  Duke of Sussex highlights families’ struggle to get on coronavirus ‘vulnerable’ listCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Duke of Sussex has spoken out to highlight the plight of children with complex medical needs during the coronavirus pandemic and to make it “more clear and obvious to government” that they should be classified in the “vulnerable bracket”.In a 30-minute video call, Prince Harry, the patron of the WellChi
  
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