Restarting care services will take months, charities warn
Three leading charities have warned that it will take many more months before NHS and social care organisations are able…
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Labour warns 225,000 social care places could be scrapped
The Labour Party has claimed up to 225,000 social care places could be axed, as councils struggle to fill funding…
Hertfordshire County Council reopens two care homes
Hertfordshire County Council is temporarily reopening two of its formerly-closed care homes as part of its response to COVID-19. The…
Half of care homes cannot isolate COVID-19 residents
More than half of care homes are unable to isolate residents who have coronavirus, according to a leading charity. The…
Care home COVID-19 death toll reaches 8,300
The number of coronavirus-related deaths in care homes now stands at more than 8,300, official figures have revealed. Figures published…
New website for care homes to arrange coronavirus testing
The government has launched a new website for care homes in England to arrange deliveries of coronavirus test kits. In…
Care workers face ‘significantly’ higher coronavirus death rates
People working in social care are twice as likely to die of coronavirus than other working-age adults, according to new…
Essex to pilot new care home testing programme
Essex County Council is joining forces with Public Health England (PHE) to pilot a new approach to care home infection…
