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Articles tagged with: social care
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Coronavirus
By Alzheimer’s Society
‘Exhausted’ family and friends spent 92 million extra hours caring for loved ones with dementia since lockdown
Alzheimer’s Society’s new report says Government must fix social care now, learning lessons to avoid further winter tragedy, as dementia carers struggle with depression, insomnia and exhaustion
Helping elderly people to stay connected, learn new skills and get assistance Partner content
Coronavirus
By The National Lottery
Helping elderly people to stay connected, learn new skills and get assistance
National Lottery players have helped The Emerald Centre take care of its elderly members.
Investing in palliative care will help build a more compassionate society Partner content
Health
By CARE
Investing in palliative care will help build a more compassionate society
We must invest in strengthening the nature of our society by raising the level of palliative care and resist all efforts towards facilitating the death of the vulnerable among us.
Coronavirus: Social care sector entered pandemic 'underfunded, understaffed and at risk of collapse', new report reveals
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Social care sector entered pandemic 'underfunded, understaffed and at risk of collapse', new report reveals
The social care sector was "underfunded, understaffed and at risk of collapse" before the coronavirus outbreak, according to a new report.
Care home residents allowed visitors for the first time since lockdown began, Matt Hancock confirms
Coronavirus
Care home residents allowed visitors for the first time since lockdown began, Matt Hancock confirms
Matt Hancock has announced that care home residents will soon be allowed visitors for the first time since lockdown was introduced in March.
Social care funding crisis branded a 'stain on the nation' as ministers urged to cap costs in wake of coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus
Social care funding crisis branded a 'stain on the nation' as ministers urged to cap costs in wake of coronavirus pandemic
Lack of funding for social care in the UK has been branded a “stain on the nation” by a leading economist, as he called for ministers to implement a cap on the cost of services.
Labour asks what ministers ‘have against care workers’ as frontline staff left off new NHS immigration route
Coronavirus
Labour asks what ministers ‘have against care workers’ as frontline staff left off new NHS immigration route
Labour has accused the Government of “insulting” the country’s care workers as frontline staff were excluded from a major new post-Brexit immigration route for those in the health sector.
UK not ‘slamming gate shut’ with new post-Brexit migration system, Boris Johnson says
Home affairs
UK not ‘slamming gate shut’ with new post-Brexit migration system, Boris Johnson says
Britain’s post-Brexit immigration system is not about “simply slamming the gates” shut once the UK leaves the European Union, Boris Johnson has said.
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Coronavirus
By Alzheimer’s Society
ONS figures reveal consistent fall in care home Covid-19 deaths
Figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal that deaths in care homes due to Covid-19 are consistently falling.
Number 10 says it ‘wants to make progress’ on social care funding after NHS boss sets one year deadline to fix crisis
Coronavirus
Number 10 says it ‘wants to make progress’ on social care funding after NHS boss sets one year deadline to fix crisis
Number 10 has insisted it is aiming to “make progress” on fixing the country’s social care funding crisis after the boss of the National Health Service set a one-year deadline for resolving the issue.
Coronavirus
By Alzheimer’s Society
ONS figures show 50 per cent of all Covid-19 deaths in care homes also had dementia – Alzheimer’s Society comments
These latest figures reveal the crushing reality of coronavirus’ impact in care homes, and yet again confirm that people with dementia have been the worst hit.
Exclusive: Boris Johnson urged to overhaul ‘intimidating’ public service complaints set-up in wake of coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus
Exclusive: Boris Johnson urged to overhaul ‘intimidating’ public service complaints set-up in wake of coronavirus pandemic
Boris Johnson has been told to order a wide-ranging shake-up of Britain’s “over-complicated and intimidating” system for raising complaints about public services in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.