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• UK coronavirus death toll revised up to 26,097, Dominic Raab announces – video

  29-04-2020 21:26
  
  A total of 26,097 patients have died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK, Dominic Raab has said. It was the first time the daily death toll figures have taken into account deaths in care homes and the community as well as those in hospitals between 2 March and 28 April. It marked an increase of 3,811 on the previous figureUK coronavirus: death toll in hospitals, care homes and community at 26,097 Continue reading...
  
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• New drug 'cuts risk of men abusing children within weeks'

  29-04-2020 21:07
  
  Study says volunteers reported a rapid reduction in desire without impaired self-controlThe risk of some men sexually abusing children could be quickly reduced by a drug that lowers testosterone levels, researchers have found.The team behind the project, which was put up for crowdfunding four years ago, said the drug – degarelix acetate – produced the results in men with paedophilic disorder in just two weeks. The drug was developed as a treatment for prostate cancer treatment and bl
  
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• Care home death toll likely to go up, says top health official

  29-04-2020 21:03
  
  Yvonne Doyle of PHE admits care homes may not have joined hospitals on downward pathCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe number of deaths from coronavirus in care homes may have to be revised upwards, a senior Public Health England official has admitted, as the government confirmed the total number of deaths from the pandemic has risen to more than 26,000.After indicating that deaths in care homes and in the community may still be rising, Yvonne Doyle, PHE’
  
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• Total of care home deaths likely to go up, says top health official

  29-04-2020 20:44
  
  Yvonne Doyle of PHE admits care homes may not have joined hospitals on downward pathCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe total number of deaths from coronavirus in care homes may have to be revised upwards, a senior Public Health England official has admitted, as the government confirmed the total number of deaths from the pandemic has risen to more than 26,000.After indicating that deaths in care homes and in the community may still be rising, Yvonne Doyle, PHE&
  
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• Inadequate payments to bereaved families and care workers | Letters

  29-04-2020 19:50
  
  Prof David Humphreys says the payment announced for bereaved families is just a token gesture, while Fiona Murrell says care home staff need to be given better sick pay News that a payment will be made to the families of NHS workers who have died after contracting coronavirus is overdue (Grieving NHS families say £60,000 cannot make up for loss, 27 April). But any payment must fully reflect the enormous sacrifice that has been made and ensure that bereaved families are fully compensated fo
  
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• Scottish care homes defend coronavirus response as deaths rise

  29-04-2020 18:14
  
  Covid-19 deaths at facilities in Scotland have exceeded hospital fatalities for first timeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCare homes have defended their response to coronavirus after deaths from the pandemic in Scottish facilities surpassed hospital fatalities for the first time.In a further escalation of the crisis, data from National Records of Scotland (NRS) showed 52% of Covid-19 deaths last week occurred in care homes, totalling 338 fatalities, compared wit
  
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• Coronavirus has made it even easier to forget about disabled people

  29-04-2020 13:55
  
  Understanding that structural inequality means some will be hurt more than others is vital if we hope to slow this pandemic
  As the weeks go on, it is becoming clear coronavirus is not an equal opportunity pandemic. Guardian analysis last week found ethnic minorities in England are dying in disproportionately high numbers compared with white people. And now research from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows the pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on disabled people’s live
  
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• UK minister admits main coronavirus focus was NHS rather than care homes

  29-04-2020 11:00
  
  George Eustice denies care homes were overlooked but says there was ‘a real focus’ on NHSLatest UK coronavirus newsSee all our coronavirus coverageA cabinet minister has acknowledged the government focused more on the NHS than care homes in the early stages of the outbreak, as the UK prepares to publish daily death figures for the community as well as hospitals.As the outbreak continues to worsen in care homes, George Eustice, the environment secretary, defended the government&rsquo
  
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• Taking control of complaints

  29-04-2020 09:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  At a time like this, as the Covid-19 crisis continues to hit care homes particularly hard, it must be difficult for those working in the care homes sector to feel like they are in control. All care home staff are fighting a common enemy, one which they can’t see and which is particularly cruel in […]
  
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• Time to see social care as part of healthcare and vice versa-COVID-19

  29-04-2020 07:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Paul Edwards, Director of Clinical Services at Dementia UK, comments on yesterday’s reports on the staggering number of care home deaths: “The fact that we are only now being made aware of just how significant this pandemic has affected people working and living in care homes is testament to how social care is viewed – […]
  
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• Care home admissions from hospitals a major factor in spreading COVID-19

  29-04-2020 06:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  A social care leader says news that care home deaths from Covid-19 have doubled is “utterly shocking but not surprising” because the virus has been imported into them by patients discharged from hospital. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, said the newly-published figures from the Office of Nationals Statistics (ONS)were an indictment […]
  
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• People still want to work in social care despite COVID-19

  29-04-2020 06:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  According to the latest data from CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board, the most popular jobs that people have been searching for since lockdown was enforced on March 23rd include, social care, driving and electrician roles.    The job board analysed job searches made on its site between March 23rd-April 23rd and compared this with findings for the four weeks […]
  
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• Care and nursing home COVID-19 deaths ‘likely to be higher’

  29-04-2020 05:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  Care providers today warned that new figures showing the number of deaths in care and nursing homes from Covid-19 could be below the actual figure. Figures released today showed that at least 5,500 people could have died due to Covid-19 in care and nursing homes so far, according to the Care Quality Commission and Office […]
  
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• Scientists recreate DNA damage caused by toxins from smoking

  29-04-2020 04:54
  Researchers have recreated how toxins from smoking cause unique patterns of DNA damage. The discovery could help scientists better understand the cause of bladder cancer and the link to smoking. The causes of bladder cancer remain largely unknown, however smoking is seen as the main risk factor for the disease.
  
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