Up to 10,000 care home residents and staff in England will get monthly coronavirus tests, the government announced today. Health officials have launched another surveillance scheme in hope of tracking how Covid-19 spreads through nursing homes around the country. Care minister Helen Whately — who has come under fire for appearing to blame scientific advisers … Read more
A Covid-19 test which gives a diagnosis in 20 minutes could allow relatives to visit loved ones in care homes, England’s care boss has said. Martin Green – chief executive of Care England – told MPs today that ‘patchy’ access to swabs had deprived care home residents from seeing their families for months. He urged … Read more
There’s no room for a trolley down either aisle of this Boeing 767 wide-bodied passenger airliner. Indeed, it’s such a squeeze that, at some points, the cabin crew have to walk sideways. Not that there would be any takers for a drink anyway, let alone a little something from the duty-free catalogue. Because the owners … Read more
Thirty-six residents test positive for coronavirus at care home that admitted three hospital patients not knowing they had the disease Cheaney Court welcomed three ‘covid-free’ hospital patients earlier this month However, the Kettering General Hospital patients did actually have the virus As a result, 36 people in the care home unknowingly contracted coronavirus This was … Read more
Diamonds have enjoyed a boom in sales during lockdown with some wealthy investors seeking to lift their spirits with a sparkling new precious stone. Recently, a multi-coloured ‘Tutti Frutti’ diamond bracelet made by Cartier in 1930 sold for £1.1million at an online Sotheby’s auction. It comfortably beat the £650,000 estimate despite the New York auction … Read more
‘It’s the thing I’ve always feared’: Dame Barbara Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell says star, 82, will have to move into a care home soon amid her Alzheimer’s battle By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 22:53 BST, 17 June 2020 | Updated: 23:00 BST, 17 June 2020 Barbara Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell has emotionally revealed that … Read more
Foreign health and care workers are STILL being charged £400 to use the NHS despite Boris Johnson’s pledge to remove the unfair fee for lifesavers Doctors Association found that the Immigration Surcharge still being paid Comes almost a month after Prime Minister U-turned and agreed to lift the levy Senior Conservatives complained it was ‘immoral’ … Read more
Widower who says his wife starved herself to death in a care home after he was stopped from visiting her during the coronavirus outbreak demands an inquest Retired architect Shaikh Rehman was told he could no longer visit his sick wife Rosemary, 75, was in a care home after suffering a stroke and also had … Read more
Friday, June 5 Ten weeks ago, on March 31, Good Morning Britain’s editor rang me with the awful news that our colleague Kate Garraway’s husband Derek Draper had been rushed to hospital with Covid-19 and was fighting for his life. It was at the very peak of the pandemic, when hospitals were being swamped and … Read more
The new Covid timebomb: ‘Knock-on’ health fears as one in four Britons have medical care postponed because of the virus A Daily Mail poll has looked into healthcare and the personal effect of lockdown The findings show a delay in hospital operations and GP and dental treatment One fifth of patients delayed appointments due to … Read more