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• Salt substitution could prevent almost half a million deaths from CVD in China

  22-04-2020 19:29
  A nationwide intervention to replace regular household salt with potassium-enriched salt substitutes in China could prevent nearly half a million cardiovascular deaths per year, according to a new modelling study.
  
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• Northern Ireland: NHS staff sent to care homes to help fight Covid-19

  22-04-2020 17:50
  
  Calls for similar strategy across UK as care home deaths thought to have doubled in five daysCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNHS staff are being deployed into care homes in Northern Ireland to try and slow rising death tolls, in a move care bosses want urgently repeated across the UK as the Department for Health and Social Care said it believes the official death toll in care homes in England has doubled in just five days.The Department of Health in Belfast said
  
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• Starmer grills Raab over care home deaths in first virtual PMQs

  22-04-2020 14:11
  
  Labour leader attacks government on testing failures as minister is unable to say how many care home staff have died
  Latest UK coronavirus developments - liveSee all our coronavirus coverageDominic Raab has admitted the government does not know how many care home staff have died from Covid-19 in the first virtual prime minister’s questions.The first secretary of state, who is deputising for Boris Johnson while the prime minister recovers from the virus, was questioned by the Labour leader,
  
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• 'Without a plan it’s not going to stop': care homes fear worst yet to come

  22-04-2020 14:00
  
  Lack of coherent strategy for Covid 19 fuels fears of devastating death tollCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage “I am really angry about this,” said Dr Anna Down, scanning her computer for figures to show how coronavirus has ravaged her patients living in nursing homes.“One home had 23 deaths, another lost 19, and another 13,” the Ealing GP said. “In two units 50% of residents died in the space of 10 days.” Continue reading...
  
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• GP calls for action after 125 of her care home patients die of Covid-19

  22-04-2020 14:00
  
  Lack of coherent strategy for Covid 19 fuels fears of devastating death tollCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage “I am really angry about this,” said Dr Anna Down, scanning her computer for figures to show how coronavirus has ravaged her patients living in nursing homes.“One home had 23 deaths, another lost 19, and another 13,” the Ealing GP said. “In two units 50% of residents died in the space of 10 days.” Continue reading...
  
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• Charity for people facing coronavirus crisis handed vital support

  22-04-2020 13:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Tyneside-based charity that provides safe havens for people facing personal crises across the North East has been given a helping hand by a caring company.   Changing Lives, whose headquarters are in the Team Valley, is being helped by specialist cleaning firm Orbis Protect to continue providing a vital lifeline during the coronavirus outbreak. […]
  
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• GMB London call for immediate action to protect staff and residents in care homes

  22-04-2020 13:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  The doubling of the number of deaths in care homes from all causes than two weeks previously requires urgent response including more testing says GMB London. GMB London and East of England, the union for staff in the care sector, is calling for urgent and immediate action from Government, Local authorities, NHS, care home operators […]
  
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• DC Care sells Kent care homes

  22-04-2020 12:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  On behalf of Mr Paul Mills and his family, DC Care is delighted to announce the recent successful sale of Bethany House and Bethany Lodge, located in the picturesque coastal village of Dymchurch, Kent. These well-presented purpose-built properties first opened their doors in 1992 and 1997 respectively and remained under the same family ownership for […]
  
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• COVID-19 outbreak and social distancing restrictions could stop the smiles at Hampshire care home

  22-04-2020 11:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Not even the COVID-19 outbreak and social distancing restrictions could stop the smiles when the staff and residents of a Hampshire care home learned it had retained its Outstanding rating. Colten Care’s Kingfishers in New Milton scored top marks again in its latest inspection by the industry regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The assessment […]
  
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• David lives in a care home – locked inside a crisis, and terrified. We can do better | Frances Ryan

  22-04-2020 11:00
  
  The UK’s response to coronavirus is like fighting blindfold. Without testing, vulnerable people remain at extreme risk“On Friday, another resident of my unit returned from hospital having recovered from coronavirus symptoms. Since his return I have discovered two residents of my unit have died in the care home, but I don’t know the cause,” writes David (not his real name). “There are two other residents in our unit who have been hospitalised with a high temperature
  
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