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• Deputy chief scientist: We need to get to grips with coronavirus care home deaths

  05-05-2020 21:04
  
  UK government science adviser says toll in care settings on rise despite falls in hospital figuresCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government’s own science adviser has admitted it was yet to get to grips with the number of coronavirus deaths in UK care homes.Prof Angela McLean, the UK’s deputy chief scientific adviser, said there were 4,841 deaths in hospital and 2,794 deaths in care homes in the week to 24 April. Continue reading...
  
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• Dying surrounded by family 'a fundamental right' says UK judge

  05-05-2020 21:02
  
  Court of protection ruling may have immediate effect for relatives deterred from comforting terminally illCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBeing allowed to die surrounded by your nearest relatives is a fundamental part “of any right to private or family life”, a senior judge has ruled.Delivered in the middle of the coronavirus crisis, the court of protection ruling could have an immediate effect at a time when families have been deterred from saying g
  
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• Only 22% of social care workers have been able to access COVID-19 testing

  05-05-2020 16:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  The National Care Forum surveyed its members about the new testing arrangements. The survey represents the perspectives of a wide range of organisations who between them employ 31,262 staff. Of these 6,469 were identified as being a priority for testing (due to having symptoms) and attempts were made to get them tested. Less than a […]
  
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• Clare in the community: home delivery of joy

  05-05-2020 16:00
  
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• Coronavirus has exposed the dangerous failings of NHS marketisation | David McCoy

  05-05-2020 14:21
  
  The coalition government’s 2012 act fragmented the healthcare system and weakened its ability to cope with a pandemicThough it’s too early to judge how successful different countries have been in managing this pandemic, it’s hard to escape the view that the UK has failed in several respects. The government muddled its initial epidemic control strategy and was slow to roll out testing and contact tracing. Shortages in PPE may have contributed to the tragic deaths of frontline he
  
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• Genetic study ties higher alcohol consumption to increased stroke and PAD risk

  05-05-2020 13:19
  Using genetic analysis, researchers found higher alcohol consumption increased risks for stroke and peripheral artery disease (PAD). Studies using genetic analysis don't rely on observational data, which often use self-reported data and could be subject to unreported risk factors.
  
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• Council works with Lifeways, to create emergency accommodation and relieve pressure on the NHS

  05-05-2020 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Council and care provider repurpose building in Chatteris to create rapid response unit for vulnerable adults, after government lockdown puts a hold on the building opening as independent living apartments. The pressure to increase the rate of appropriate hospital discharge and free up NHS beds is ever present, and something that has only been heightened […]
  
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• Scottish Parliament to investigate impact of COVID-19 on care homes

  05-05-2020 10:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee has launched a survey looking into the particular issues faced by care homes during the coronavirus pandemic. The  survey is aiming to finding out the preparedness of care homes to respond to this pandemic, and how they have been supported and equipped to deal with its effects. The […]
  
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• How would Florence Nightingale have tackled Covid-19? | Carola Hoyos

  05-05-2020 10:00
  
  Two hundred years on, the lady with the lamp would be a fearsome thorn in the government’s side on PPE, if not prime minister herselfCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFlorence Nightingale was born 200 years ago this month. Warped by Victorian romanticism and our antiquated view of women, she has been taught for generations as “the lady with the lamp” who during the Crimean war in 1854 heeded God’s call to travel to Scutari, part of today&rs
  
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• Borough Care staff show their gratitude for community donations

  05-05-2020 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Staff at Borough Care are extremely grateful to residents’ families and members of the wider community for their donations and kind words of support, as they continue to care for residents during the current coronavirus pandemic. Borough Care is the largest not-for-profit provider of care for older people in Stockport and has eleven homes across […]
  
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