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• As many as six in 10 UK care home residents still awaiting Covid jab

  18-01-2021 20:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Care bosses struggle to protect vulnerable as first round vaccine completion target date loomsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWide disparities have emerged in the campaign to protect care home residents from Covid, with 100% getting their first jab in Slough while nearly six in 10 are still awaiting vaccinations in one of the UK’s the largest care home chains.In what the vaccines minister described as a “race against deaths”, care bosses report
  
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• As many as six in 10 care home residents in England still awaiting Covid jab

  18-01-2021 20:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Care bosses struggle to protect vulnerable as first round vaccine completion target date loomsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWide disparities have emerged in the campaign to protect care home residents from Covid-19, with 100% getting their first jab in Slough, while nearly six in 10 are still awaiting vaccinations in one of the UK’s largest care home chains.In what the vaccines minister described as a “race against deaths”, care bosses report
  
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• Rare inquests into UK Covid deaths raise concerns over care failings

  18-01-2021 17:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: only two inquests are known have led to ‘prevention of future deaths’ reports to agenciesAnalysis: findings fuel inquiry callsSee all our coronavirus coverageA series of healthcare failures that could lead to more people dying from Covid-19 were highlighted by a coroner during rare inquests into deaths in the first wave of the pandemic.The senior coroner for Greater Manchester South, Alison Mutch, sent reports to NHS England, Public Health England and other authorities as
  
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• Timing is of the essence when treating brain swelling in mice

  18-01-2021 17:31
  
  Researchers have discovered Jekyll and Hyde immune cells in the brain that ultimately help with brain repair but early after injury can lead to fatal swelling, suggesting that timing may be critical when administering treatment. These dual-purpose cells, which are called myelomonocytic cells and which are carried to the brain by the blood, are just one type of brain immune cell that NIH researchers tracked, watching in real-time as the brain repaired itself after injury.
  
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• Residents of Wales care home died after alleged neglect, inquest hears

  18-01-2021 17:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Police found evidence of neglect at Brithdir nursing home including dehydration and pressure soresVulnerable residents of a care home in south Wales, owned and run by a doctor, died after suffering from alleged neglect including dehydration, malnourishment and pressure sores, an inquest has heard.Police uncovered evidence of “general neglect” when they investigated Brithdir nursing home, near New Tredegar, Caerphilly, the inquest on six residents aged in their 70s and 80s was told. C
  
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• Sunrise of Mobberley serves up a truly restaurant-style experience

  18-01-2021 10:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Over the last ten years, Sunrise of Mobberley care home has been innovating their dining services to continually deliver exceptional meals to its residents. Led by Adam Hedges, the care home’s Dining Service Co-ordinator, Sunrise of Mobberley has made significant strides in improving its first-class dishes.Adam joined Sunrise of Mobberley following an esteemed career in the catering industry. Having started cooking when he was just 15 years old, Adam went on to study Catering at college be
  
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• Life lessons from 100 year old Bearsden teacher

  18-01-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A much-loved woman living in Bearsden has celebrated her 100th birthday.Centenarian Marjorie Ada Chahin, better known as Margot, celebrated her 100th birthday at Antonine House Care Home.A former teacher, Margot’s lessons haven’t stopped yet as she shares some life wisdom which has never been more important: “Always find the positives in life and think about others before yourself.”Now living in Antonine House care home, part of the Meallmore group, Margot turned 100 on 1
  
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