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• Care home staff could be required to have Covid vaccine, says Matt Hancock

  14-04-2021 17:07
  
  Health secretary announces consultation, but operators fear it could worsen staff shortages
  Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageStaff in care homes could be required to have a Covid-19 vaccination, the health secretary, Matt Hancock, has confirmed, saying only around half of the facilities have enough people vaccinated to provide minimum protection against the virus.Inoculation could become a condition of employment from this summer, Hancock said, as he announced a
  
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• Care home staff could be required to have a Covid vaccination, says Matt Hancock

  14-04-2021 17:07
  
  The health secretary says all options must be considered due to ‘duty of care to those most vulnerable’
  Staff in care homes could be required to have a Covid-19 vaccination, the health secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed, as he warned only around half of the facilities have enough people vaccinated to provide minimum protection against the virus.Inoculation could become a condition of employment from this summer, Hancock said, as he announced a five-week consultation and revealed st
  
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• 107 years young, Formby resident celebrates her birthday with a self-penned poem

  14-04-2021 10:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Formby resident is celebrating her 107th birthday in style with a self-penned poem about her life and reaching such an incredible milestone.Known fondly as Aunty Marj, Marjorie Hodnett is a resident at New Care’s Formby Manor care centre, located on Liverpool Road in Formby.  A real character and very much part of the home’s wonderful family of staff and residents, she is still incredibly alert and active and continues to pursue her lifelong passions of poetry writing and pain
  
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• New Cannock care home to host public preview day on Saturday 17th April

  14-04-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A new state-of-the-art care home in Cannock is getting set to open its doors for the first time in the next couple of weeks. Littleton Lodge will be welcoming new residents from April and will provide a safe and luxurious home for up to 66 older people, employing over 50 team members once fully staffed.Care provider, Ideal Carehomes’ latest development has benefitted from a £10 million investment, giving Littleton Lodge all the finishing touches you would expect f
  
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