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• Gracewell carer talks about her journey into care work in the midst of COVID

  10-06-2021 22:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Rebecca Phipps joined Gracewell of Ascot as carer in July 2020.  Stepping up to the challenge of care work was made more difficult by the Covid-19 pandemic – yet, Rebecca has thrived since joining Gracewell of Ascot.A graphic designer for over 20 years by trade, Rebecca’s journey into care work is far from conventional. With much of her experience coming from the corporate world, her decision to embark into this unknown world of care would have certainly been unexpected to many
  
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• Study identifies how COVID-19 linked to Alzheimer's disease-like cognitive impairment

  10-06-2021 22:24
  A new study has identified mechanisms by which COVID-19 can lead to Alzheimer's disease-like dementia. The findings indicate an overlap between COVID-19 and brain changes common in Alzheimer's, and may help inform risk management and therapeutic strategies for COVID-19-associated cognitive impairment.
  
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• G7 summit: Boris Johnson praises Joe Biden as ‘breath of fresh air’ after talks – as it happened

  10-06-2021 20:01
  
  Latest updates: prime minister welcomes US president’s desire to work with UK on issues such as security and climate crisis
  Brexit rains on Boris Johnson’s G7 paradeJohnson must respect rule of law and implement Brexit deal, says EUG7 leaders ‘will call for fresh WHO inquiry into Covid origins’
  Coronavirus – latest global updates7.01pm BST The president and the prime minister set out a global vision in a new Atlantic Charter to deepen cooperation in democracy and hu
  
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• G7 summit live: Boris Johnson praises Joe Biden as ‘breath of fresh air’ after talks

  10-06-2021 19:24
  
  Latest updates: US president arrives in Carbis Bay as world leaders assemble for in-person G7 summitBrexit rains on Boris Johnson’s G7 paradeJohnson must respect rule of law and implement Brexit deal, says EUG7 leaders ‘will call for fresh WHO inquiry into Covid origins’
  Coronavirus – latest global updates6.24pm BST Asked if President Biden urged him to speed up implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol in their talks, Boris Johnson said Biden did not do that. But h
  
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• Hancock: no evidence PPE shortages led to health and social care workers dying of Covid – video

  10-06-2021 17:25
  
  Matt Hancock played down the practice of discharging hospital patients into care homes without Covid tests during a joint hearing of two parliamentary select committees.The health secretary had previously claimed that the government had put a ‘protective ring’ around care homes, but he told MPs it had been ‘very hard’ to achieve. He also said that in respect of health and social care, there was ‘no evidence that I have seen that a shortage of PPE provision led to an
  
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• G7 summit live: Joe Biden meets Boris Johnson in Cornwall ahead of world leaders’ talks

  10-06-2021 16:58
  
  Latest updates: US president arrives in Carbis Bay as world leaders assemble for in-person G7 summitHancock defends Covid care home policy in front of MPsNumber of people on England’s NHS waiting list tops 5m for first timeSage modelling warns of risk of ‘substantial’ Covid third waveSecret UK planning exercise in 2016 modelled impact of Mers outbreakCoronavirus – latest global updates 3.55pm BST This is from Bloomberg’s Jennifer Jacobs.“Well, I think that we'
  
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• Matt Hancock pledges to hand over any advice on discharges to care homes

  10-06-2021 15:40
  
  Health secretary denies knowledge of reported guidance by Public Health England officials in March 2020 over mandatory Covid testsMatt Hancock has promised to reveal internal advice that is alleged to have required testing for people discharged from hospitals into care homes at the start of the Covid pandemic, amid claims the guidance was weakened following pressure from his department.The claims go to the core of a decision that saw thousands of people discharged without Covid tests from hospit
  
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• UK coronavirus live: Delta variant now accounts for 91% of Covid cases in UK, Hancock says

  10-06-2021 14:52
  
  Latest updates: health secretary denies lying to PM under questioning from MPs and details spread of Delta variant in UKHancock defends Covid care home policy in front of MPsNumber of people on England’s NHS waiting list tops 5m for first timeSage modelling warns of risk of ‘substantial’ Covid third waveSecret UK planning exercise in 2016 modelled impact of Mers outbreakCoronavirus – latest global updates 1.51pm BST Greg Clark, the science committee chair, gets the final
  
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• UK coronavirus live: Hancock says ‘no evidence’ PPE shortages led to any health or social care workers dying of Covid

  10-06-2021 14:13
  
  Latest updates: health secretary denies lying to PM under questioning from MPs and says he did not want to overrule scientistsHancock defends Covid care home policy in front of MPsNumber of people on England’s NHS waiting list tops 5m for first timeSage modelling warns of risk of ‘substantial’ Covid third waveSecret UK planning exercise in 2016 modelled impact of Mers outbreakCoronavirus – latest global updates 1.03pm BST When Matt Hancock said there was no evidence of PP
  
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• Hancock tells MPs: Cummings’ lack of evidence is ‘telling’

  10-06-2021 14:04
  
  After allegations over Covid policy, health minister defends record on care homes, testing and PPE
  Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMatt Hancock has defended numerous allegations made by Dominic Cummings, saying it was “telling” the former aide had not provided evidence.Giving evidence to the parliamentary inquiry, Hancock was asked to justify the discharging of elderly patients into care homes without testing for Covid-19, as well as the government&r
  
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• UK Covid live news: Hancock says earlier first lockdown would have meant ‘overruling scientific consensus’

  10-06-2021 12:15
  
  Latest updates: health secretary denies lying to PM under questioning from MPs and says he did not want to overrule scientistsMatt Hancock ‘was warned of Covid care home risk in March 2020’Sage modelling warns of risk of ‘substantial’ Covid third waveCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 11.15am BST Greg Clark, the chair of the science committee, goes next.Q: Do you accept that we should have locked down earlier, and that it would have
  
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• Hancock defends Covid care home policy in front of MPs

  10-06-2021 12:00
  
  Health minister says lack of evidence for allegations made by Dominic Cummings is ‘telling’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMatt Hancock has defended discharges to care homes without testing for Covid-19 in the early weeks of the pandemic, as well as numerous allegations made by Dominic Cummings, saying it was “telling” the former aide had not provided evidence.Giving evidence to the parliamentary inquiry, Hancock was also asked to justify
  
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• UK Covid live news: Matt Hancock denies lying to PM as he faces questions on handling of pandemic

  10-06-2021 10:56
  
  Latest updates: health secretary questioned by MPs from Commons health and science committees about handling of pandemicMatt Hancock ‘was warned of Covid care home risk in March 2020’Sage modelling warns of risk of ‘substantial’ Covid third waveCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 9.56am BST Jeremy Hunt, the chair of the health committee, is asking the questions now. He asks about testing capacity.Hancock says it was important at first
  
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• UK Covid live news: fresh accusations Hancock neglected care homes as he faces MPs questions

  10-06-2021 10:34
  
  Latest updates: health secretary to be questioned by MPs from Commons health and science committees about handling of pandemicMatt Hancock ‘was warned of Covid care home risk in March 2020’Sage modelling warns of risk of ‘substantial’ Covid third waveCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 9.33am BST EU leaders attend G7 summits and this morning Ursula von der Leyen, the European commission president, held a press conference ahead of her
  
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• First CEO of Hallmark Care Homes Foundation appointed

  10-06-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The trustees of Hallmark Care Homes Foundation have appointed Stephen Burke as the charity’s first Chief Executive.  The foundation was established by Avnish Goyal, Chair of Hallmark Care Homes to champion social care and to fund initiatives to improve the quality of life for older people as well as support care workers to fulfil their full potential.Since the charity was established in 2020, the foundation has already backed several projects promoting the care workforce such as The C
  
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