Growing numbers of families are seeking legal advice to remove their relatives from care homes, it has been revealed today. Legal firms have reporter a spike in the number of people looking to overturn safeguards which prevent them removing elderly residents from care facilities. The law firm Leigh Day told The Guardian it is receiving, ‘at … Read more
More ‘petrified’ parents have come forward after their children were struck down with tell-tale signs of a mysterious coronavirus-linked inflammatory syndrome that has hospitalised at least 20 youngsters and left a dozen fighting for their lives. An alert was issued by NHS bosses on Tuesday warning GPs there had been a surge in youngsters needing … Read more
Money Mail today calls on the nation’s supermarkets to do more to ensure the elderly and vulnerable can have food delivered to their homes. We have now heard from hundreds of anxious readers who say they have been told to stay at home but cannot get an online supermarket delivery slot. Around 300 of your … Read more
Families of medics who tragically lost their own lives to coronavirus after bravely trying to save others will receive a £60,000 life assurance payout, Matt Hancock revealed tonight. The Health and Social Care Secretary made the announcement as he fronted the daily Downing Street press conference to reveal 82 NHS workers and 16 social care staff had died so far. … Read more
Families of NHS and care heroes killed in coronavirus line of duty will get £60,000 payout in Armed Forces-style life assurance policy By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 17:16 BST, 27 April 2020 | Updated: 17:23 BST, 27 April 2020 Families of medics who tragically lost their own lives to coronavirus after bravely trying … Read more
24 Australians were among 47 tourists on New Zealand’s White Island when it erupted. THE DEAD: Julie Richards, 47, and her daughter Jessica, 20, from Brisbane, have been officially confirmed dead. Julie Richards, 47, and her daughter Jessica, 20, (pictured) from Brisbane are among the dead Martin Hollander and his wife Barbara Martin Berend Hollander, … Read more
When challenged on the decisions that they have taken in the past few months, ministers invariably answer: ‘All our decisions are based on the science’. That makes it sound as though the decisions are based on black and white facts, but they are not. For our scientists are working in a fast-changing environment, where at … Read more
All essential workers and their families will be able to get coronavirus tests from this Friday to see if they are infected with the virus. Health Secretary Matt Hancock today announced that swab testing will be expanded from just health workers into wider society. The same key workers whose children have been allowed to remain … Read more
A stark guide to deathbed etiquette has been released in a bid to aid families hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The Centre for The Art of Dying Well at St Mary’s University, London, advised relatives unable to be physically with their loved ones to communicate with them virtually, trust in the care of doctors and … Read more
Bereaved families must be allowed to attend the funerals of loved ones, the Communities Secretary said last night. In new government guidance, councils have been instructed to find innovative ways to enable ‘many’ close relatives to attend funerals in person. Robert Jenrick has also instructed local councils to open cemeteries so mourners can visit graves, … Read more