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• Steve Bell on Boris Johnson's slap for carers – cartoon

  07-07-2020 20:30
  
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• Boris Johnson under pressure to apologise for care home ‘insult’

  07-07-2020 19:25
  
  Unions and charities criticise comments No 10 insists were ‘misunderstood’ while Labour leader labels them ‘shameful’
  Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson is under growing pressure to apologise for accusing care homes of failing to follow proper coronavirus procedures, with unions calling it “an insult” and Labour accusing the prime minister “trying to shift the blame” for his own failures. After Johnson&r
  
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• Boris Johnson faces pressure to apologise for care home ‘insult’

  07-07-2020 19:25
  
  Labour, unions and charities criticise comments No 10 insists were ‘misunderstood’
  Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson is under growing pressure to apologise for accusing care homes of failing to follow proper coronavirus procedures, with unions calling it “an insult” and Labour accusing the prime minister of trying to shift blame for his own failures.After Johnson’s remarks prompted outrage from the care sector, both Down
  
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• My care home staff have worked long and hard. Johnson's comments are an insult | Mark Adams

  07-07-2020 18:28
  
  During the coronavirus crisis, the sector has suffered from a woeful lack of PPE, testing and clear government guidance
  Mark Adams is CEO of Community Integrated Care, one of the UK’s largest social care charities
  Imagine for a moment what it must feel like to be a social care worker on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic. On a minimum wage and working without the safety net of meaningful sick pay, you’ve left your home to protect the people you care for, in the fullest sense o
  
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• For care workers across the UK, Boris Johnson's comments were an insult | Mark Adams

  07-07-2020 18:28
  
  During the coronavirus crisis, the sector has suffered from a woeful lack of PPE, testing and clear government guidance
  Mark Adams is CEO of Community Integrated Care, one of the UK’s largest social care charities
  Imagine for a moment what it must feel like to be a social care worker on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic. On a minimum wage and working without the safety net of meaningful sick pay, you’ve left your home to protect the people you care for, in the fullest sense o
  
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• Why Britain needs a national care service | Letters

  07-07-2020 18:22
  
  Alan Walker on the history of care home ownership, Gillian Dalley on the prospect of a cross-party agreement, Jennifer Knowles on discrimination against those with dementia, and Dr Simon Gibbs and Ann Jolly on Boris Johnson’s claim that ‘too many care homes didn’t really follow the procedures’Ros Altmann conveniently glosses over the history of care home ownership and, in doing so, omits one of the main causes of the current crisis (The lesson of the Covid-19 care homes t
  
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• Who might the government seek to blame for the UK's Covid-19 failings?

  07-07-2020 17:47
  
  Ministers have been accused of trying to shift the narrative over response to pandemic
  Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhile ministers insist that it is too early to fully consider what lessons might be learned from the coronavirus outbreak, the UK’s death toll – the highest in Europe – is expected to prompt an inquiry into the handling of the pandemic.In recent weeks, the government has been accused of seeking to pre-emptively shift the narrat
  
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• Who might government seek to blame for the UK's Covid-19 failings?

  07-07-2020 17:47
  
  Ministers have been accused of trying to shift the narrative over response to pandemic
  Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhile ministers insist it is too early to fully consider what lessons can be learned from the coronavirus outbreak, the UK’s death toll – the highest in Europe – is expected to prompt an inquiry into the handling of the pandemic.In recent weeks, the government has been accused of seeking to pre-emptively shift the narrative on
  
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• A novel therapeutic target for recovery after stroke

  07-07-2020 17:33
  Researchers have discovered a new mechanism to explain the effects of subcortical strokes and a new possible therapeutic approach.
  
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• Among older adults, statin use tied to decreased risk of early death

  07-07-2020 17:32
  Researchers are shedding new light on the role statins may play for older adults who have not yet experienced a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular event.
  
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• PM’s comments on care homes ‘neither accurate nor welcome’ and ‘a slap in the face’ for care staff

  07-07-2020 17:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson accused some care homes of not properly following the procedures during the coronavirus crisis during his visit to Goole this afternoon. He’s recorded to have stated: “One of the things the crisis has shown is we need to think about how we organise our social care package better and how we […]
  
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• Clare in the community: as lockdown unravels ...

  07-07-2020 16:00
  
  ... all is not as it seems, chez Megan Continue reading...
  
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• No apology over Boris Johnson's 'cowardly' care home claims

  07-07-2020 15:12
  
  Both No 10 spokesperson and health secretary say PM’s remarks were ‘misunderstood’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government has repeatedly refused to apologise after Boris Johnson said many care homes did not follow proper procedures on coronavirus, comments the head of a leading social care charity condemned as “clumsy and cowardly”.The prime minister’s remarks, on a visit to Yorkshire on Monday, prompted outrage and ang
  
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• Welcome to Johnson’s alternative reality – where care home workers get the blame | Marina Hyde

  07-07-2020 14:11
  
  The prime minister oversaw the discharge of 25,000 people into care homes without coronavirus testing. But not by his accountCan it really be three months ago that Matt Hancock responded to the government’s failure to provide care home workers with adequate PPE by announcing what he called “a new brand”? This, you might dimly recall, was a small lapel badge for care home workers. Its prophylactic properties were unclear, though it was certainly intended to throw a ring of steel
  
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• Care home chief denounces 'clumsy and cowardly' Boris Johnson comments

  07-07-2020 10:43
  
  Community Integrated Care’s Mark Adams says PM blaming ‘brave people on minimum wage’ is appallingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe chief executive of a leading social care charity has called Boris Johnson “clumsy and cowardly” for arguing that many care homes did not follow proper procedures on coronavirus, saying the prime minister was seeking to re-write history.Mark Adams, chief executive Community Integrated Care, which provi
  
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• Boris Johnson condemned over 'cowardly' care home claims

  07-07-2020 10:43
  
  Charity chief says blaming ‘brave people on minimum wage’ over Covid-19 is appallingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe head of a leading social care charity has called Boris Johnson “clumsy and cowardly” for arguing that many care homes did not follow proper procedures on coronavirus, saying the prime minister was seeking to rewrite history.Mark Adams, the chief executive of Community Integrated Care, which provides care to a range of pe
  
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• How many children at risk? UK health visitors count the cost of lockdown

  07-07-2020 09:30
  
  Professionals supporting families worry they may not be picking up issues such as mental ill health and domestic abuseWhen Covid-19 arrived, everything changed for health visitors.While many people think of the profession as specialist nurses supporting families with pre-school children, their role is much broader. Health visitors work closely with nursery nurses, GPs and social workers, providing antenatal and postnatal support. They advise on parenting skills, assess the family and home situat
  
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• Loved ones reunite safely at Sunrise of Purley’s Walk and Wave Event

  07-07-2020 09:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  The UK lockdown meant that residents at Sunrise of Purley were unable to see their loved ones in person until now. As soon as it was completely safe to do so, the team at the home organised a ‘Walk and Wave’ event so families could see each other once again, at a safe social distance. […]
  
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• Agincare shares experience with Health and Social Care Select Committee

  07-07-2020 07:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  On 23 June Dorset care provider Agincare was invited to share its social care sector experience at the Health and Social Care Select Committee. As part of the committee’s ongoing national inquiry into social care workforce and funding, Agincare’s CEO Raina Summerson and Weymouth home care worker Mel Cairnduff appeared as witnesses at the virtual […]
  
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• England's vulnerable teenagers at risk of 'falling off the radar'

  07-07-2020 01:01
  
  Children’s commissioner warns teenagers affected by pandemic could become prey for gangsTens of thousands of vulnerable teenagers whose lives have been disrupted by Covid-19 are at risk of slipping out of education and becoming easy prey for criminal gangs, the children’s commissioner for England has warned.Anne Longfield said more than 120,000 teenagers in England with a history of exclusion, persistent absence from school and periods missing from care could “fall off the rada
  
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