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• Rights watchdog backs court action over Covid deaths in English care homes

  03-09-2020 17:13
  
  Grieving daughter is seeking judicial review of UK ministers’ handling of pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe human rights watchdog for England and Wales has backed a grieving daughter’s court action against the health secretary, Matt Hancock, over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic in care homes.Cathy Gardner, who lost her father, Michael Gibson, to Covid-19 in a care home that accepted hospital discharges, is seeking a judicial review
  
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• Obesity may alter immune system response to COVID-19

  03-09-2020 16:56
  Obesity may cause a hyperactive immune system response to COVID-19 infection that makes it difficult to fight off the virus, according to a new paper.
  
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• Older people without children can't rely on unpaid, informal care | Zeynep Gurtin

  03-09-2020 11:29
  
  Women shouldn’t have to shoulder the burden of the care crisis in Britain, as the population ages and fewer people have childrenMore and more people are ageing with no one to look after them in later life. These are the findings of a recent report released by the Office for National Statistics. This is, of course, the inevitable consequence of two demographic changes in Britain since the second world war: increased life expectancy and declining fertility. But it is also a reality that few
  
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• Gracewell of Edgbaston resident celebrates her 100th birthday

  03-09-2020 09:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  Maura Knight, a resident at Gracewell of Edgbaston, has celebrated her 100th birthday. Marking this special occasion, Maura’s family joined her in the reception of the care home to see her open presents and cards while they sang happy birthday. Her family also enjoyed champagne and cakes with Maura – from a safe distance looking […]
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• Care Workers’ Charity launches Child Care Costs grant

  03-09-2020 08:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Care Workers’ Charity launches its all new Child Care Costs grant exclusively for care workers. Care workers can now apply for a Child Care Costs grant (including retrospectively, from 23rd Mar 2020) which will offer support up to £2,000. Grants of up to £2000 are now available towards Child Care costs for children up […]
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