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• New tool helps distinguish the cause of blood clots

  12-05-2020 21:19
  A new tool using cutting-edge technology is able to distinguish different types of blood clots based on what caused them, according to a new study.
  
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• Testing for coronavirus in UK care homes a ‘complete system failure’

  12-05-2020 21:18
  
  Operators say government plan in disarray and putting lives of residents and staff at riskCare home operators have accused the UK government of “a complete system failure” over testing for Covid-19 after officials repeatedly deflected responsibility for the task and left vulnerable residents unchecked.As ministers admitted it will be more than three weeks before all homes are offered tests, care home managers said lives have been put at risk and conditions for dementia sufferers wors
  
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• UK coronavirus: recession already happening, says Rishi Sunak, as furlough scheme extended – as it happened

  12-05-2020 20:04
  
  Guidance published for businesses on how to operate safely; UK coronavirus death toll passes 40,000, official figures say; Reading and Leeds festivals cancelledFull story: furlough scheme extended until end of OctoberNew UK outbreaks inevitable without stronger strategy, say scientistsGlobal coronavirus updates - live
  Coronavirus latest: at a glanceSee all our coronavirus coverage 7.33pm BST We’re closing this liveblog now. Follow our global coverage here7.04pm BST That’s it from us
  
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• UK coronavirus live: recession already happening, says Rishi Sunak, as furlough scheme extended – as it happened

  12-05-2020 20:04
  
  Guidance published for businesses on how to operate safely; UK coronavirus death toll passes 40,000, official figures say; Reading and Leeds festivals cancelledFull story: furlough scheme extended until end of OctoberNew UK outbreaks inevitable without stronger strategy, say scientistsGlobal coronavirus updates - live
  Coronavirus latest: at a glanceSee all our coronavirus coverage 7.33pm BST We’re closing this liveblog now. Follow our global coverage here7.04pm BST That’s it from us
  
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• Was ‘harvesting’ in care homes a de facto policy?

  12-05-2020 19:09
  
  John Clare believes deliberate government policies have led to the huge number of deaths in care homes. Plus letters from Dr John Causton, Paul Edward Pawley and Moira HankinsonCould anyone ever have imagined the chilling scenario set out by Richard Coker – the “harvesting” of our parents in Britain’s care homes (‘Harvesting’ is a terrible word – but it’s what has happened in Britain’s care homes, 8 May)? But Coker stops short of saying what
  
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• Trading Standards confirms new COVID-19 contact tracing app open to fraud

  12-05-2020 19:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  The UK Government is currently trialling a new COVID-19 coronavirus contact tracing app on the Isle of Wight. Many expect that the app will roll out to the rest of the country later this year.   The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has received evidence of a phishing scam themed around the app, even before […]
  
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• UK coronavirus live: recession already happening, says Rishi Sunak, as furlough scheme extended

  12-05-2020 18:55
  
  Guidance published for businesses on how to operate safely; UK coronavirus death toll passes 40,000, official figures say; Reading and Leeds festivals cancelledFull story: furlough scheme extended until end of OctoberNew UK outbreaks inevitable without stronger strategy, say scientistsGlobal coronavirus updates - live
  Coronavirus latest: at a glanceSee all our coronavirus coverage 5.55pm BST Police Scotland are urging motorists to drive safely after a number of people were charged in connection
  
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• 'He wasn't supposed to die like this', says daughter of coronavirus victim

  12-05-2020 18:20
  
  Keir Starmer calls for better support for VE Day generation hit hard by Covid-19 in care homesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe last few days have not felt real for Ruth Carney. The 43-year-old television and theatre director has been trying to come to terms with the death of her father, who passed away shortly after contracting coronavirus.Pete Carney, 77, who lived in Belong care home in Newcastle-under-Lyme and had Alzheimer’s disease, first became il
  
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• UK coronavirus live: Alok Sharma leads government briefing as furlough job retention scheme extended

  12-05-2020 18:09
  
  UK coronavirus death toll passes 40,000, official figures say; Health secretary dodges questions over people’s legal right to refuse return to work; further lockdowns inevitable without stronger plan, scientists warnFull story: furlough scheme extended until end of OctoberNew UK outbreaks inevitable without stronger strategy, say scientistsGlobal coronavirus updates - live
  Coronavirus latest: at a glanceSee all our coronavirus coverage 5.09pm BST The messaging has changed too, Sharma says,
  
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• Clare in the community: who's Zooming who?

  12-05-2020 16:00
  
  Megan strikes a pose, lockdown style Continue reading...
  
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• UK coronavirus live: Sunak extends furlough job retention scheme until end of October

  12-05-2020 14:06
  
  UK coronavirus death toll passes 40,000, official figures say; Health secretary dodges questions over people’s legal right to refuse return to work; further lockdowns inevitable without stronger plan, scientists warnStarmer says Johnson giving no clear direction out of lockdownGlobal coronavirus updates - liveCoronavirus latest: at a glanceSee all our coronavirus coverage 1.06pm BST The BBC’s economics editor, Faisal Islam, says some Conservative thinkers believe a version of the fur
  
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• UK coronavirus live: scientists warn further lockdowns inevitable without stronger plan

  12-05-2020 12:01
  
  Health secretary dodges questions over people’s legal right to refuse return to work; Rishi Sunak expected to extend furlough schemeStarmer says Johnson giving no clear direction out of lockdownGlobal coronavirus updates - liveCoronavirus latest: at a glanceSee all our coronavirus coverage 10.58am BST Further outbreaks of coronavirus and rolling lockdowns are inevitable under government plans to ease restrictions and send people back to work without a robust strategy to suppress the virus,
  
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• UK coronavirus death toll passes 40,000, official figures say

  12-05-2020 11:56
  
  Almost 10,000 care home residents included in latest update on fatalities from ONSCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK death toll from Covid-19 has surpassed 40,000, according to official figures, with almost 10,000 care home residents now having died from coronavirus.The Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday that 35,044 deaths involving Covid-19 were registered in England and Wales up to 9 May. Adding the latest figures for Scotland and Northern Irel
  
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• Unpaid carers were isolated even before lockdown – now we're invisible

  12-05-2020 11:07
  
  Around 6.5 million carers in the UK are propping up the NHS by keeping loved ones safe at home. Where is their recognition?Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen people stand at their door to clap every Thursday evening, they might be applauding NHS staff or social care workers. But how many are thinking about the country’s army of unpaid carers?For the past eight years, my brother and I have been caring for my mother, who has early onset dementia, diabetes
  
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• UK coronavirus live: Hancock says care home deaths nearly halved in last few weeks

  12-05-2020 10:28
  
  Health secretary dodges questions over people’s legal right to refuse return to work; Rishi Sunak expected to extend furlough schemeStarmer says Johnson giving no clear direction out of lockdownGlobal coronavirus updates - liveCoronavirus latest: at a glanceSee all our coronavirus coverage 9.28am BST Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, has just published the new advice being issued to passengers using public transport. It’s here.As part of the @BorisJohnson road map for the next p
  
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• On International Nurses’ Day recognition due for the 40,000 registered nurses working in care homes

  12-05-2020 10:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  On International Nurses’ Day, Care England, a representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has called for due recognition of the 40,000 registered nurses working in care homes. Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, says: “2020 is the Year of the Nurse; the challenges brought about by Covid 19 have […]
  
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• 95-Year-Old Resident at Sunrise of Hale Barns Raises Over £3,000 for NHS With 10 Mile Walk

  12-05-2020 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Donald Baird is a 95-year-old resident at Sunrise of Hale Barns, where he has lived for two years.   When the UK Government announced a nationwide lockdown, Donald was unable to go into the local village for his walk as he normally would. He began instead doing laps of the gardens at the care home […]
  
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• Brunelcare celebrates International Nurses Day with a look at staff at Bristol care home

  12-05-2020 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Brunelcare are joining in celebrating International Nurses Day today and have spoken to three Nurses who have a combined 40-years’ experience between them! The Nurses all work at Brunelcare’s Deerhurst Care Home in Speedwell, Bristol and have been explaining what the celebratory day means to them, how their day-to-day roles have changed since the outbreak […]
  
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• Elizabeth Gardiner: 'Health and care workers should be free to speak out on PPE'

  12-05-2020 08:00
  
  Whistleblowers are a safety valve – it’s everyone’s business to reveal dangerous working practices, says the head of the Protect charityIf recent experience is anything to go by, Boris Johnson’s recent decision to allow people to return to work without clear guidelines in place to limit the chance of people contracting Covid-19 is likely to lead to many speaking out about poor workplace practice. Already, the pandemic has sparked reports of NHS workers being warned, threa
  
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• 100th birthday celebrations for EachStep Blackburn resident!

  12-05-2020 07:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Despite the current pandemic situation and all care homes being in lockdown with relatives unable to visit their loved ones, the team at Community Integrated Care’s, EachStep Blackburn Care Home were determined to celebrate the birthday of their first centenarian resident, Iolanda Cottrell. Iolanda was born and raised in Crosby, just outside Liverpool, on 5th […]
  
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