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• Royal Hospital Chelsea says nine Pensioners have died from Covid-19

  07-05-2020 23:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Announcement adds 58 of its military veteran residents have recovered from coronavirusThe Royal Hospital Chelsea has announced it has lost nine of its residents to the Covid-19 pandemic.The retirement home for British military veterans, which has 290 residents, made the announcement ahead of VE Day on Friday. It revealed five of the deaths occurred in the home, while four died while receiving hospital treatment elsewhere. A total of 58 of its residents, known as Chelsea Pensioners, have recovere
  
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• Call for broad changes in stroke care during COVID-19

  07-05-2020 21:05
  Broad modifications to current standards for treating acute stroke patients during the COVID-19 pandemic may be needed to preserve health care resources, limit disease spread and ensure optimal care, according to experts.
  
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• Steve Bell on the coronavirus crisis in UK care homes — cartoon

  07-05-2020 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
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• Stroke doctors establish best practices to protect against COVID-19

  07-05-2020 20:53
  To keep patients and health-care providers safe from COVID-19, while providing urgent treatment to stroke patients, extra precautions must be taken, according to new guidelines.
  
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• Zoom hacker streams child sex abuse footage to Plymouth children

  07-05-2020 19:51 via theguardian.com
  
  An online fitness class was hacked, prompting calls for greater security awarenessSixty children taking part in a fitness class on Zoom were suddenly subject to footage of child sex abuse streamed into the session by a hacker. The class was being hosted by a sports club in Plymouth, Devon. Related: Zoom releases security updates in response to 'Zoom-bombings'Continue reading...
  
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• What was Exercise Cygnus and what did it find?

  07-05-2020 19:22 via theguardian.com
  
  The 2016 simulation of a pandemic found holes in the UK’s readiness for such a crisisRevealed: secret report that gave warning of care home crisisExercise Cygnus was a 2016 government simulation of a flu outbreak, carried out to war-game the UK’s pandemic readiness. It involved 950 officials from central and local government, NHS organisations, prisons and local emergency response planners. A report on the exercise was compiled the following year and distributed among its participant
  
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• Many key workers fear pay falling below Home Office income requirement

  07-05-2020 16:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Workers tolerate dangerous conditions during crisis for fear of losing jobs and income – reportCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than 100,000 NHS staff in England, about half the women working as full-time carers, and 25% of the teaching force are putting their lives at risk during the crisis despite not earning enough to have the right to a family life in the UK, a report has found.The same immigration rule on income requirements also means that many k
  
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• Migrant key workers fear income falling below Home Office minimum

  07-05-2020 15:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Many workers also tolerate dangerous conditions for fear of losing job, report findsMore than 100,000 NHS staff in England, about half of the women working as full-time carers, and 25% of the teaching force are putting their lives at risk during the crisis despite not earning enough to have the right to a family life in the UK, a new report has found.The same immigration rule on income requirements also means that many key workers feel forced to work in dangerous conditions for fear of losing th
  
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• I worked in the care sector – and I was sacked after speaking out about lack of PPE | Nadia Whittome

  07-05-2020 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  I’m an MP now, but returned to my old job when coronavirus struck. I found a system dangerously unfit for purpose• Coronavirus latest updates• See all our coronavirus coverageBefore becoming an MP I worked in a care home in my hometown of Nottingham, and going back to work in social care was the obvious thing for me to do when the coronavirus pandemic struck.But now, just over a month after returning to work, I have been effectively sacked: I was on a zero-hours contract and my e
  
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• I worked in a care home – and I was sacked after speaking out about lack of PPE | Nadia Whittome

  07-05-2020 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  I’m an MP now, but returned to my old job when coronavirus struck. I found a sector dangerously unfit for purpose• Coronavirus latest updates• See all our coronavirus coverageBefore becoming an MP I worked in a care home in my hometown of Nottingham, and going back to work in social care was the obvious thing for me to do when the coronavirus pandemic struck.But now, just over a month after returning to work, I have been effectively sacked: I was on a zero-hours contract and my e
  
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• Revealed: the secret report that gave ministers warning of care home coronavirus crisis

  07-05-2020 13:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Care providers say government did not discuss key Exercise Cygnus concerns with themCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA secret government report that said the UK was not prepared for a pandemic and forewarned of the Covid-19 crisis in care homes is being published by the Guardian.The report is based on the findings of a government simulation of an influenza pandemic, codenamed Exercise Cygnus. It concluded starkly that Britain was not adequately prepared for a flu
  
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• Heartfelt musical exchange strengthens friendship between youth theatre and nursing home

  07-05-2020 11:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  A heartfelt exchange of musical greetings has strengthened friendships between Chichester Festival Youth Theatre and a city nursing home. When residents at Colten Care’s Wellington Grange received a video message sung by the young players and designed to keep their spirits up during this time of social distancing, they decided to respond in kind. The […]
  
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• Stop using coronavirus powers to neglect care duties, UK councils told

  07-05-2020 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Invoking ‘easements’ of duties towards vulnerable people may be unlawful, say campaignersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCouncils using emergency coronavirus powers to cut services for older and disabled people could be breaking the law, disability and civil liberties campaigners have warned.At least seven councils have taken advantage of rights under the Coronavirus Act not to carry out detailed assessments of people’s care needs and to delay
  
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• Aylesbury care home appeals to local community for iPads and tablets

  07-05-2020 09:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Anchor’s Buckingham Lodge are appealing for members of the public to donate their spare iPads and tablets to help their residents keep in touch with their loved ones.   With social distancing measures in place and all non-essential visits from family and friends temporarily stopped, Anchor care homes have been using Skype and FaceTime to […]
  
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• Extra sweet trip down memory lane for Arbroath residents

  07-05-2020 07:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  During these extraordinary times, a care home in Arbroath has not let the challenges we are all facing stop them from providing an extra sweet trip down memory lane for residents. The team at Balhousie Antiquary care home have officially opened a sweetie shop filled to the brim with candies, chocolates and sherbets for sweet-toothed […]
  
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• Care home couple Facetime to keep in touch during pandemic

  07-05-2020 06:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Joan and Max Fullbrook, are both residents at Gracewell of Church Crookham. Max lives in the Memory Care Neighbourhood, and Joan lives in the Assisted Living Neighbourhood. As they have varying care needs they are having to live in isolation from one another in different parts of the care home throughout the Coronavirus pandemic. Incredibly, […]
  
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• MP says she was sacked as volunteer carer for speaking out on PPE

  07-05-2020 00:36 via theguardian.com
  
  UK’s youngest MP, Labour’s Nadia Whittome, ‘asked not to return’ to retirement homeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK’s youngest MP has claimed she was sacked from her temporary role as a carer during the Covid-19 pandemic because she spoke out about personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages.Labour’s Nadia Whittome, 24, MP for Nottingham East, returned to her former role at Lark Hill retirement village, which is run by
  
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