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• All care home staff and residents in England to be tested for coronavirus

  15-05-2020 19:39
  
  Data shows more than a quarter of deaths in care homes involve the diseaseCoronavirus – latest UK updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than a quarter of all deaths of care home residents in England and Wales since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis involved Covid-19, official figures show.The government has now announced that all staff and residents in English care homes will be tested for the virus by early June. Continue reading...
  
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• Coronavirus in care homes: do you have a story to tell?

  15-05-2020 16:45
  
  Our video team wants to hear from people who work or have relatives in care homes about how they are coping with Covid-19
  The Guardian is working on a video project about how life in care homes has been affected by the coronavirus crisis. We want to hear from people across the UK who would be willing to document their stories using cameraphones. If you are working in a care home or have a relative in a care home, we would like to hear from you. Continue reading...
  
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• Union warns care workers not to use UK government Covid-19 app

  15-05-2020 16:30
  
  GMB union tells members Care Workforce app gives bosses access to private messagesCoronavirus – latest UK updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCare workers have been warned by a trade union not to use a government app meant to help them during the coronavirus pandemic because it allows their managers to identify staff who have complained about pay, testing and personal protective equipment.Matt Hancock launched a mobile app last week for 1.5 million people in the adult social care workfo
  
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• Coronavirus involved in quarter of care home residents' deaths in England and Wales

  15-05-2020 11:28
  
  More than 12,000 deaths of residents since crisis began involved virus, ONS data showsCoronavirus – latest UK updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than a quarter of all deaths of care home residents in England and Wales since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis involved Covid-19, new official figures show.Data from the Office for National Statistics reveals that in the period between 2 March to 1 May 2020, there were 45,899 registered deaths of care home residents in England and
  
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• Raising money to provide PPE to protect care home key workers

  15-05-2020 09:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  Rishi Bhatia, from local pharmacy chain Scorah Chemists, has pledged to run 105 miles during May, the equivalent of one marathon each week to raise money to purchase vital Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for key workers in 13 care homes around the Stockport area. He hopes to raise £2,500 with his efforts and 100% of […]
  
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• Friends reunited at Atherton care home

  15-05-2020 07:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Two life-long best friends have been reunited at The Chanters care home in Atherton, Greater Manchester, during the Covid-19 outbreak. Annie Strike, 96, and May Bradbury, 98, have been best friends since the age of 14, they both attended Atherton School and went on to work together in the cutting room at the weaving shed, […]
  
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