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• Antibody test 'unlikely to be widely available' in UK any time soon

  14-05-2020 20:50
  
  Grant Shapps calls Covid-19 test ‘game-changing’ but initial focus will be NHS and care staff Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAntibody blood tests to find out whether individuals have had Covid-19 are unlikely to be generally available on the NHS any time soon, it has emerged, despite continued enthusiasm from government ministers and advisers on Thursday.At the daily Downing Street press conference the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, said the ant
  
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• Care firm HC-One faces losing licence at coronavirus-hit Skye home

  14-05-2020 19:34
  
  Scotland’s Care Inspectorate finds concerns about quality of care at Home Farm in PortreeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRegulators are attempting to seize control of a care home on Skye at the centre of a Covid-19 outbreak that has led to seven deaths and dozens of coronavirus cases on the island.The Care Inspectorate, which regulates the industry in Scotland, said it had asked a sheriff to strip the care home’s owners, HC-One, of its licence to ope
  
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• New guidance related to COVID-19 and stroke care

  14-05-2020 19:17
  Researchers have published more than 40 new recommendations for evaluating and treating stroke patients based on international research examining the link between stroke and novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
  
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• Isolated UK care home residents 'fading away', say staff and families

  14-05-2020 18:48
  
  Many confined to their rooms and forbidden visits in effort to contain coronavirus outbreakCoronavirus - latest updatesCoronavirus - see all our coverageCare home residents confined to their rooms and forbidden visits from loved ones are giving up on life and “fading away”, say staff and families.Most care homes across the UK have been in lockdown since early March, with residents isolated in their bedrooms behind closed doors. Many are denied visits from their families, even to see
  
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• Care home residents' families demand restart of inspections

  14-05-2020 18:02
  
  Urgent need for CQC to check cleaning and care during coronavirus crisis, says charityCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRelatives of care home residents are demanding an urgent restart to statutory inspections, amid fears that safety failures in locked-down homes may be causing unnecessary deaths from Covid-19.The Care Quality Commission suspended routine inspections of care homes on 16 March to reduce virus spread and pressure on care providers, and set up video
  
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• Edgbaston residents share their stories and experiences of World War 2

  14-05-2020 09:30 via feedproxy.google.com
    As we celebrated 75 years since victory was secured for Europe in World War 2, veterans at Sunrise of Edgbaston share their stories and experiences of the war. Joan Jackson, 91, served in the Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS) during WW2 for four years. At first, Joan was very home sick but, once she […]
  
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• Hales Care roll out wellbeing schemes for their care staff

  14-05-2020 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  UK wide health care group Hales Care has rolled out wellbeing schemes for their staff during this challenging period. While the group are following the latest Public Health England guidance on coronavirus, they are understandably concerned about the physical and emotional wellbeing of their committed staff during such anxious and uneasy times. Exercising is such […]
  
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• Councils in England fear they will have to make cuts of 20%

  14-05-2020 07:00
  
  Councils could see a shortfall of up to £3.5bn across the local government social care sectorCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCouncils in England fear they will have to make budget cuts of 20% and face a social care funding shortfall of £3.5bn due to the coronavirus pandemic.Labour claims local authorities are facing a £10bn black hole as they encounter spiralling costs while revenue streams such as parking charges dry up amid the lockdown. Cont
  
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