Search results for ‘Care homes’
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Sending elderly people to care homes without Covid tests breached human rights, says Amnesty
The decision to send thousands of untested patients back into care homes across England at the start of lockdown was a violation of human rights, according to Amnesty International.
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Anxiety in care homes over warning of rise in Covid infections
Care home providers are bracing themselves for a possible resurgence of coronavirus cases among vulnerable residents.
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The families who lost their parents in care homes
This programme has been to one home in Lancashire, which puts the deaths of 11 of its residents down to the policy of releasing patients from hospital without any testing.
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Discharge of patients to care homes in England without tests was ‘reckless’, say MPs
The initial decision to send hospital patients in England back to care homes without being tested for coronavirus has been branded “reckless” and an “appalling error” by MPs
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FactCheck: no evidence for Johnson claim that care homes failed to follow Covid procedures
It’s not clear if any hard data actually exists on whether care homes have been following government guidance on controlling the coronavirus in England.
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Johnson care homes comments ‘rewriting history and shifting blame’ – Labour’s Liz Kendall
We’re joined by Labour MP Liz Kendall, who’s the Shadow Minister for Social Care.
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PM refuses to apologise after appearing to blame care homes for way they handled residents
“Cowardly”, “unfair” and “a huge slap in the face” – the response from some in the care sector after the prime minister suggested that “too many” care homes didn’t follow procedures during the height of the pandemic.
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Staff and residents at supported living services in England say they are unable to access testing available to care homes
While many staff in care homes feel insulted by the Prime Minister’s comments – those in supported living tell us they feel completely forgotten.
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Concerns raised over £600 million government pledge to care homes
Concerns have been raised as to whether the government’s announcement of £600 million for care homes to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 can actually be used.
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Leaked PHE document reveals rampant spread of coronavirus in care homes
This programme has seen a leaked Public Health England (PHE) document showing the findings of a study into the spread of Covid-19 in care homes.
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How many patients were discharged from hospitals to care homes without testing?
We’ve asked each of the four nations how many patients were discharged from hospitals into care homes without being tested in March and April.
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Majority of care homes in one part of England have no coronavirus tests, survey suggests
While the government has insisted that there has not been a large scale transfer of infected patients from hospitals into care homes, it has confirmed today that more than a third of homes in England – nearly 6,000 of them – have reported suspected Covid-19 outbreaks. This programme has carried out a survey of care…
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Government announces fund for ‘infection control’ in care homes in England – but is system working?
One area the government has prioritised is making sure that patients are tested negative for Covid-19 before being discharged from hospital to care homes.
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Care homes left confused over testing
The Prime Minister did announce that the government is making an additional £600 million available for infection control in care homes in England.
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Starmer attacks Johnson over care homes deaths
The outbreak in care homes is putting the consensus over the government’s handling of the crisis under severe strain.
