Care home lockdown plan was rejected by ministers at the peak of the coronavirus outbreak last month Public Health England proposed stronger lockdown in care homes last month Downing Street had received an 11-point plan from the body on April 28 Plan urged ministers to ‘use NHS facilities… to quarantine and isolate residents’ The moves … Read more
Around two thirds of coronavirus-infected care home residents had no symptoms or unusual ones, a study has warned. Researchers analysed outbreaks in four care homes in London, all of which had been ravaged by Covid-19 outbreaks that killed residents. Forty per cent of all residents tested in the homes had the infection – a much … Read more
One in 20 care home residents in London has died from the coronavirus, shocking figures suggest. Analysis of Office for National Statistics data revealed there have been 4.7 Covid-19 deaths per 100 care home beds in the capital. London’s care sector has been hit twice as hard as the South West, East Midlands and East of England, … Read more
Matt LeBlanc sticks with a casual black T-shirt and jeans while taking care of business By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 00:16 BST, 25 May 2020 | Updated: 00:22 BST, 25 May 2020 Matt LeBlanc picked a sunny Sunday to take care of errands around Los Angeles. The 52-year-old comic actor was concerned about public … Read more
Prince William has urged people to speak out about depression in a video filmed for the Church of England to mark the end of Mental Health Awareness Week. The Duke of Cambridge, 37, admitted mental health is a topic he and Kate Middleton, 38, care ‘passionately’ about, and highlighted the importance of recognising the symptoms … Read more
Author Michael Rosen, 74, leaves intensive care after ‘long and difficult’ eight weeks in hospital The Children’s Laureate author was admitted to hospital in late March It is not confirmed whether Mr Rosen has been suffering from coronavirus He spent 47 days in intensive care at Whittington Hospital in north London Mr Rosen’s wife tweeted … Read more
Parents cannot stop children in state care having MMR vaccinations, judges rule Children in state care will now be given the MMR vaccine against parents wishes The MMR vaccine became controversial when a now discredited paper written by Dr Andrew Wakefield claimed there was a link with autism The paper was published in noted medical … Read more
Test ALL care home residents and staff every week or coronavirus crisis in the sector will continue to burn, says boss of one of UK’s largest providers Sam Monaghan, chief executive of MHA, said routine testing was only solution Results from Government pilot found 20 out of 28 MHA homes had infected staff At least … Read more
NHS and care home staff will get access to coronavirus antibody tests from next week amid plans to test hundreds of thousands of health workers to see if they have had the virus Hundreds of thousands of frontline NHS and care workers to be offered the tests Tests scour the blood for antibodies, produced by … Read more
Around a third of residents in a Liverpool care home have died after showing tell-tale coronavirus symptoms. Paisley Court Care Home, in Dovecot, which can care for up to 60 elderly residents, has recorded at least suspected 20 deaths. Parent company Care UK said the deaths included those who had shown symptoms but never confirmed … Read more