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• Care homes now UK's coronavirus frontline, sector leaders say

  27-04-2020 19:47
  
  Operators say PM’s claim the virus has been ‘wrestled to the floor’ is prematureCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK’s coronavirus frontline has switched from hospitals to care homes, according to sector leaders who have dismissed Boris Johnson’s claim that the virus has been “wrestled to the floor” as premature.Deaths in some of the largest care home networks have surged by more than 70% in the last week or two, opera
  
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• Families of health staff who die of coronavirus to get £60,000 payouts

  27-04-2020 18:49
  
  Matt Hancock says he feels ‘deep sense of duty’ to those infected while at workCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFamilies of NHS and social care workers who have died after contracting coronavirus in the course of their duties will receive a £60,000 payment from the taxpayer, Matt Hancock has announced.The health and social care secretary said 82 NHS workers and 16 social care staff have died during the crisis. “I feel a deep personal sense
  
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• Shadow Health Secretary’s call for care home residents to be moved into hospitals, misguided

  27-04-2020 17:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  MPs and commentators misguided to call for care home residents to be moved into hospitals – a statement from the Care Association Alliance The Care Association Alliance, a professional body that represents 38 regional Care Associations who between them represent thousands of care services across the UK, have today issued this statement in response to […]
  
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• National Care Forum highlights growing concerns for frontline care homes

  27-04-2020 17:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  Members of the National Care Forum (NCF), the leading representative body for the not-for-profit social care sector, have highlighted growing concerns that frontline care homes need more clinical input to fight the challenges of Coronavirus head-on. They are calling for more direct input from their health sector counterparts. Last week, it was revealed by the […]
  
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• Coronavirus testing for social care keyworkers- a “silver bullet”

  27-04-2020 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  Two care operators have described the government’s announcement on coronavirus testing for keyworkers as a “silver bullet” for the care sector. In a joint interview, Chris Mitchell Chairman of Park Lane Healthcare and Tony Stein, CEO of Healthcare Management Solutions have hit back at the misconception that care homes are a “war zone” while praising […]
  
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• Disabled people left off coronavirus vulnerable list tell of struggles

  27-04-2020 14:41
  
  Guardian readers share their experiences as calls grow for food scheme to be expanded
  Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Guardian’s investigation into disabled people going without food after being missed off the coronavirus vulnerable list has led to a vociferous response from readers and public bodies.The government’s scheme entitles 1.5 million people at high risk from coronavirus to food parcels and priority online deliveries, but conditions fro
  
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• Essex care home, six staff test positive for Covid-19

  27-04-2020 10:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  A care home in Wickford has confirmed that one of their residents who tested positive for COVID-19 has sadly died. Another also tested positive, but is “recovering well” at The Grange residential care home on Southend Road near the high street in Wickford, Essex. Furthermore, a total of six staff have tested positive for coronavirus […]
  
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• Good news from a Norfolk home care company

  27-04-2020 07:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A key member of staff at an award-winning Norfolk home care company is currently celebrating his ten year work anniversary. Training manager Justin Mayes might spend his weekends watching motor racing at Norfolk’s Snetterton circuit, but his working week is centred around ensuring all staff at Extra Hands have the very best and most relevant […]
  
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