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• Covid compassion and common sense

  04-03-2021 18:04
  
  Other care home managers should follow the lead of Jonathan Cunningham in allowing family visits, writes Heather AdamsWhat an inspiration Jonathan Cunningham is in facilitating family visits to the residents of his care home in Merseyside throughout the pandemic (‘People say, I didn’t know such homes existed’: a care home with courage, 28 February). Your report rightly points out that the isolation of our oldest and most vulnerable people has been one of the cruellest side effe
  
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• Some English care homes to delay allowing indoor visits over Covid risk

  04-03-2021 16:57
  
  Government has told care operators to make physical contact possible from start of next weekCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSome care homes are planning to defy government demands to let relatives hold their loved ones’ hands from Monday by postponing indoor visits as they say the risk of transmitting Covid-19 remains too high. Following pressure from relatives and charities including Age UK, the government has told care operators to make physical contact
  
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• Some English care homes to delay allowing hand-holding on visits

  04-03-2021 16:57
  
  Some have postponed in-person visits altogether, upsetting relatives desperate to see residentsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSome care homes are planning to defy government demands to let relatives hold their loved ones’ hands on indoor visits from Monday as they say the risk of transmitting Covid-19 remains too high.Following pressure from relatives and charities including Age UK, the government has told care operators to make physical contact possible
  
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• Mandatory Covid jabs for NHS staff could be discriminatory, top doctor says

  04-03-2021 13:58
  
  Dr Habib Naqvi also says move could widen inequalities and increase workplace bullyingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA mandatory Covid vaccination policy for NHS staff in England could be discriminatory, widen inequalities and increase workplace bullying and harassment, a top doctor has said.Downing Street is reportedly considering a review of making it mandatory for all health and social care staff in England to have the jab as a way of protecting patients. Re
  
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• Music for Dementia leads the way on how to use music with people living with dementia

  04-03-2021 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Music for Dementia is leading the way in supporting link workers on how to use music as part of a social prescription when working with people living with dementia.Two new guides, which are supported by the National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP), describe how link workers can assess music needs and signpost people to music-based activities and services.The full-length guide includes a wealth of information, including: details of the benefits of music for people living with dementia; musi
  
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• Social care law – legal rights to a community living- Comment

  04-03-2021 08:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  As we come out of lockdown, many people will want to review their care packages to enable them to access to the community. It is vital we understand and respect their Care Act entitlements, says Yogi Amin, partner and national head of public law at Irwin MitchellAt a time when many councils are planning to make further cuts to social care budgets it is even more important to understand our legal rights to social care. These legal rights are not just for support in the home or in residential care
  
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