Search results for ‘elderly’
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FactCheck: are experts worried about first UK ‘pig’ flu case?
What is the strain, what are the symptoms in humans and are experts worried?
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Israel approves two lorries of fuel a day for Gaza as UN warns of starvation risk
Israel has said it will allow fuel tankers into Gaza to supply UN aid workers and communication networks, while charities warned that two million people in the enclave were still at risk of hunger and dehydration.
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FactCheck: what is a war crime and did Hamas commit war crimes in its attack on Israel?
This is what the laws of war say.
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LGBTQ+ abuse in care homes revealed
One of the joys of growing old is being able to unashamedly be yourself – but sadly that isn’t proving to be the case for many older LGBTQ+ people living in care.
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‘We have had to sell her house’: Inside England’s care home funding crisis
There’s a crisis of funding in England’s elderly care homes.
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FactCheck: Why will voter identification be required for elections in Great Britain and what ID will polling stations accept – explained
What is voter ID, what is the government-issued certificate and why is photo identification at elections being made a requirement? Here’s what you need to know.
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Huge wave of Covid infections overwhelm China
Authorities going door to door trying to persuade the elderly to get vaccinated while doctors are reporting that hospitals are overwhelmed.
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Russia Ukraine War: Putin wants victory parade but battle rages on
Ukrainian forces say they’ve captured five villages on the outskirts of the country’s second city Kharkiv as part of a counter-offensive aimed at driving Russian forces out of the region.
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Hong Kong struggles under massive surge of Covid cases
Hong Kong is struggling with a massive surge in coronavirus cases, compounded by low vaccination rates among the elderly.
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People ‘will die’ due to care home staff shortages, warns care provider
Care providers have told Channel 4 News that elderly and vulnerable people “will die” due to an unprecedented shortage of staff.
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Bulk of money from new levy will not be spent on social care in early years
Less than £5.5 billion of the £12 billion raised will actually go towards social care in the first three years.
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Hospital security staff ‘abused’ vulnerable patients
Hospital security guards have been accused of abusing vulnerable patients after CCTV footage exclusively obtained by Channel 4 News shows an elderly man locked in a room for 11 hours without treatment, food or water.
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FactCheck: government doesn’t know how many staff at hundreds of care providers are vaccinated
Some 668 providers are missing from the data.
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FactCheck: Hancock claims about care home lists don’t add up
The Health Secretary said the government didn’t have a list of all the elderly care homes in England.
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Park bench reunions with one other person allowed under England lockdown easing
As of today in England people are allowed to meet one other person outdoors for a coffee or some food for the first time since the third lockdown was announced in December.