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• Health officials fear de-prioritising of Covid testing in care homes in England

  02-10-2020 13:46
  
  Exclusive: concerns raised switch to prioritising NHS could delay identification of outbreaksCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCovid-19 testing in care homes in England could be de-prioritised to save scarce laboratory capacity for the NHS, public health officials fear.The prioritisation of testing capacity to speed up results from hospitals has been raised in meetings between the NHS and local authorities, sources said. Delays in hospital testing are reportedly s
  
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• Meallmore Expands Operations Team

  02-10-2020 09:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  Leading Scottish care provider, Meallmore Ltd has promoted Carol-Anne Foote to the newly created role of Commissioning and Business Development Manager.
   
  The new position will see Carol-Anne working with the operations team to develop the company’s portfolio of facilities providing person-centred care and support, while also expanding the offering of high-quality care to people across Scotland on both existing care homes and new developments.
   
  Carol-Anne started her career as a
  
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• 'Build back better'? Boris Johnson's plan must start with wrecked public services

  02-10-2020 08:53
  
  From councils to health and social care to housing, Covid-19 has laid bare the destruction wrought by a decade of austerityBoris Johnson has promised to “build back better” after the pandemic. But to stand any chance of improving public services, the government has to understand the significance of the wreckage around us.Covid-19 has laid bare the destruction caused by a decade of austerity. Everywhere there is a lack of capacity, from too few respirators to threadbare public health
  
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• L&G donates £5m to Newcastle to pioneer new model of care for the elderly post-COVID

  02-10-2020 06:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  Legal & General and Newcastle City Council have announced a new £5m charitable partnership to enhance elderly care in the city, placing Newcastle at the forefront of development of ground-breaking changes to the way we care for older people.
  Legal & General’s £5m gift to the city will be used in two distinct projects. Initially and with immediate effect, it will help fund additional independent living facilities for older residents within the Future Homes Alliance proje
  
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