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• Care home staff fear for residents as Covid-19 cases rise across UK

  13-09-2020 13:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Managers say there have been delays in receiving test results for staffCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCare home staff have expressed growing anxiety about a rise in hospitalisations and deaths among their most vulnerable residents, after leaked documents from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) revealed an increase in the number of coronavirus cases.The UK is currently experiencing a sharp rise in the number of positive cases, with 3,497 new cases r
  
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• Fears grow for care homes as coronavirus cases rise across UK

  13-09-2020 10:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Government urges care providers to take action to stop spread of virus among residentsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageConcerns are growing over an increase in Covid-19 cases in care homes in England, prompting the government to send an alert to care providers to highlight the rising rates and to call for action.The letter, sent on Friday, urges care bosses to “take the necessary action to prevent and limit outbreaks”, pointing out that in the last th
  
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• Our right to spend time with loved ones is being cruelly violated by the government | Nicci Gerrard

  13-09-2020 10:15 via theguardian.com
  
  That people in residential homes are separated from their carers is a tragedy. Nicci Gerard, co-founder of John’s Campaign, explains why she’s helping to lead a legal fight to overturn this banJust as I sat down to write this piece, my phone rang. The woman’s voice was thick with distress. She didn’t want her name to be public, didn’t want practical help; she just wanted to tell her story to someone and she didn’t know who would listen and who would care.Her h
  
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