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• Charity crisis: reports from Leonard Cheshire and Oasis Project

  09-06-2020 19:00
  
  Two UK charities tell their stories of the challenges they face due to coronavirus Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageUK charities are struggling to cope with a £10bn shortfall caused by soaring demand for their services and lost fundraising income due to the coronavirus pandemic, a study by Pro Bono Economics, an independent charity, shows. Two different charities relate the challenges they have been facing.Leonard Cheshire Continue reading...
  
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• Battling not to be forgotten: UK charities on financial challenges

  09-06-2020 19:00
  
  Two UK charities on struggling to cope with the funding shortfall caused by Covid-19Covid-19 leaves one in 10 UK charities facing bankruptcy
  Coronavirus – latest updatesUK charities are struggling to cope with a £10bn shortfall caused by soaring demand for their services and lost fundraising income due to the coronavirus pandemic, a study by Pro Bono Economics, an independent charity, shows. Two different charities relate the challenges they have been facing.Leonard Cheshire Continue
  
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• Clare in the community: the art of social distancing

  09-06-2020 16:00
  
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• Ischemic stroke rates decrease during COVID-19 pandemic

  09-06-2020 15:50
  Research reveals fewer people have been admitted to stroke centers in Michigan and northwest Ohio since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, and significantly fewer patients received a mechanical thrombectomy for their ischemic stroke.
  
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• Tesco “Little Help” voucher helps grandson treat care home staff and residents

  09-06-2020 10:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  Everyone at The Manor House in Little Weighton enjoyed some delicious treats thanks to the grandson of one of the residents. David Bell received a voucher from his employer, Tesco, to thank him for his hard work and dedication during the coronavirus pandemic.  David used his Tesco “Little Help” voucher to buy cupcakes and biscuits […]
  
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• Former chief of ADASS to support care sector through coronavirus

  09-06-2020 09:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  Care providers today welcomed the Government’s announcement of a social care task force to support the sector through coronavirus (Covid-19). Health and Social Care Secretary, Matt Hancock Yesterday announced the launch of a national Covid-19 social care support taskforce, led by David Pearson, a former chief of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services. […]
  
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• All care homes in England to be offered coronavirus test for residents and staff

  09-06-2020 09:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Every care home in England will now be offered a coronavirus test for all residents and staff, even if they have no symptoms. The government is extending whole care home testing to all adult care homes after meeting the target of offering a test to every care home for over-65s and those with dementia in […]
  
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• 'I wasn't a gangster, just a kid from Shropshire': how drugs gangs are exploiting lockdown

  09-06-2020 09:10
  
  My team is seeing ever-younger children being recruited to county lines drugs trade during the pandemicEver since he was a little kid, 16-year-old Adam* loved gangster movies. The glamour of the lifestyle – the money, the cars, the respect – all appealed to him. When a gang from a nearby city expanded its drug-selling operation to his neighbourhood, it sucked him in by promising to make those dreams come true. But the reality was very different. One day Adam was robbed of drugs
  
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• Essex learning disability service rated Outstanding by CQC

  09-06-2020 07:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  An Essex care service has been rated Outstanding, following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).   CQC inspected Creative Support Thistley Green Intensive Support Service, Braintree, in February and March 2020. The service provides supported living for people living with conditions including learning disabilities and mental health issues. It has 10 flats and was […]
  
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