Equity release advice may be causing ‘significant harm’: Regulator warns some customers are rushed through without the proper checks The results of an FCA review of equity release advice firms found ‘significant areas of concern’ in the way some were selling equity release Many advisers were told they are not doing enough to ensure customers … Read more
More than a third of ‘clinically vulnerable’ people ordered to shield themselves by the Government admit they did not follow the rules to the letter. Data from the Official for National Statistics show more than a million people most at risk of dying of Covid-19 left their homes or had visitors during Britain’s crisis. The … Read more
Thousands of vulnerable pensioners in care homes are hit with £125-a-week coronavirus ‘tax’ to pay for PPE and absent staff cover Those who cover their own fees are being landed with extra ‘coronavirus bills’ The charity said they or their families are being asked to stump up around £125 a week for personal protective equipment … Read more
DNA may make people with Type A blood who catch coronavirus 50% more likely to need oxygen or ventilator support, study suggests An international team of researchers sequenced the genomes of more than 1,600 severely ill coronavirus patients in Italy and Spain They found two areas of DNA that were more common in these patients … Read more
Families across England will finally be able to see their elderly relatives again tomorrow, as millions of vulnerable people ‘shielding’ are allowed to spend time outdoors. As part of the easing of lockdown restrictions, 2.2 million vulnerable people will be able to go outside with members of their household, while continuing to follow social distancing … Read more
Experts say that the devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic have highlighted the potential threat from biological terrorism to Western countries. Although not 100% conclusive, overwhelming scientific evidence indicates that the novel virus jumped from animals to humans by accident rather than being accidentally released from a lab or deliberately engineered. Yet there are still … Read more
Two coronavirus cases are confirmed at a primary school attended by vulnerable pupils as the site is closed for a deep clean Springfield Primary School in Spolton, Derby, has now closed for deep cleaning Everyone who came into contact with the two cases will have to self-isolate The news comes amid the government’s plans to … Read more
Local authorities are ‘using coronavirus as an excuse’ to deny young, disabled Britons vital care, charity bosses have warned. One deaf and blind 21-year-old man receiving round-the-clock support was deemed not vulnerable enough to continue living at his residential care home. Instead, the Welsh local authority offered a prescription for sedative medication and a bed … Read more
More than 100,000 people were wrongly told that they were ‘extremely vulnerable’ to coronavirus and needed to self-isolate until 30 June, it has been revealed. The NHS and GPs were told by the Government in March to quickly highlight those deemed most at risk of becoming seriously ill from COVID-19. Letters were sent to 2.16million … Read more
Scientists provided the UK government with data advocating easing lockdown for healthy young people while remaining in place for over-70s and the most vulnerable. Researchers from the universities of Edinburgh and London modelled what may happen to infection rates under various scenarios. It concluded that the best course of action, in the eyes of these … Read more