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05 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Thousands of people with dementia dying or deteriorating – not just from coronavirus as isolation takes its toll

People with dementia worst hit by coronavirus in terms of deaths

05 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Charities warn ‘less than half’ of care home residents tested for coronavirus – as government claims it is ‘on course’ to meet target

Fewer than half of care home residents have been tested for coronavirus, charities say – but ministers insist they are on course to meet their target of testing everyone in an over-65 setting by Saturday.

02 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

ONS figures show care home deaths still 66% higher than normal – Alzheimer’s Society comments

New updated figures today from the ONS have given insight into the number of care home deaths due to Covid-19 in England and Wales

29 May 2020 Coronavirus

Charities warn Boris Johnson millions of vulnerable people at risk over 'mixed and confusing' coronavirus guidance

Charities have warned millions of vulnerable people are being put at risk over the Government's "mixed and confusing" coronavirus advice.

29 May 2020 Coronavirus

Labour slams ministers over block-booking of care home beds for coronavirus patients

Labour have hit out at the Government after it emerged that beds in care homes had block-booked for recovering coronavirus patients to ease pressure on the NHS.

26 May 2020 Coronavirus

Alzheimer's Society comments on UK DRI research showing need for coronavirus testing in care homes

The UK DRI has today released results from a cornavirus outbreak investigation in four London nursing homes.

20 May 2020 Coronavirus

Families of care workers who die from coronavirus can now stay in UK after Home Office climbdown

The families of NHS care workers and cleaners who die on the coronavirus frontline will be allowed to stay in the UK after a major climbdown from the Home Office.

20 May 2020 Coronavirus

PMQs: Boris Johnson claims UK will have ‘world-beating’ system to trace 10,000 coronavirus cases per day ready by 1 June

Boris Johnson has claimed the UK will have a “world-beating" system to test, track and trace for coronavirus up and running by 1 June.

20 May 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Cabinet minister admits Government chose to prioritise testing in NHS over care homes

The Government has been accused of leaving the “most vulnerable people out at sea without a life raft” after a Cabinet minister admitted they chose to prioritise testing in the NHS over care homes.

19 May 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Matt Hancock says government ‘will not rest’ as new figures show more than 9,900 people have died in care homes

Matt Hancock has said ministers “will not rest” until the coronavirus epidemic is under control in the country’s care homes, as stark new figures revealed that more than 9,900 residents have died with the virus in England and Wales.

19 May 2020 Coronavirus

ONS data shows twice the anticipated number of deaths in care homes – Alzheimer’s Society comments

New updated figures today from the ONS have given insight into the number of care home deaths due to Covid-19 in England and Wales:

19 May 2020 Coronavirus

Thérèse Coffey says ministers will have made coronavirus mistakes 'if advice was wrong' from scientists

Thérèse Coffey has suggested "wrong" scientific advice could have led to blunders in the Government’s response to the pandemic.

19 May 2020 Coronavirus

UK coronavirus testing capacity ‘not increased early enough’ to halt ‘rampant’ spread in care homes, MPs tell Boris Johnson

Britain’s “inadequate” testing capacity was “not increased early enough or boldly enough” to stop the coronavirus spreading rapidly through Britain’s care homes, a cross-party group of MPs has said.

15 May 2020 Coronavirus

Matt Hancock says he will ‘fight’ to give NHS staff ‘fair reward’ after coronavirus crisis

Matt Hancock has promised to “fight” to ensure nurses and other NHS staff are given a “fair reward” in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.

15 May 2020 Coronavirus

More than a third of coronavirus-related deaths among care home residents, new figures show

More than a third of the UK's coronavirus-related deaths have been among care home residents, new figures have shown.

15 May 2020 Coronavirus

Lonely and struggling to cope: Alzheimer’s Society reveals grave reality for people affected by dementia

During what should have been Dementia Action Week, Alzheimer’s Society survey uncovers what everyday life is for thousands.

14 May 2020 Coronavirus

EHRC Chair comments on support for older people during pandemic

The current crisis has raised serious questions about how we value the rights of older people in our society

13 May 2020 Coronavirus

Keir Starmer demands retraction from Boris Johnson after he denies government coronavirus care home guidance

Keir Starmer has urged Boris Johnson to “correct the record” after the Prime Minister claimed the Government never advised care homes that residents were unlikely to get coronavirus.

13 May 2020 Coronavirus

Care homes ‘left to fend for themselves’ against coronavirus

Alzheimer’s Society warns the ‘lives of people with dementia continue to be put in danger’ and calls for weekly testing of all care home staff and residents, after finding over half of care homes can’t isolate residents, and 43% are still not confident of their PPE supply, despite nearly a third taking Covid-19 positive patients from hospital

13 May 2020 Coronavirus

The government's neglect of care homes is one of the greatest failures of this crisis

It should be an absolute priority for the Government to protect residents and workers in care homes. But the testimony of care workers reveals a shameful pattern of neglect

12 May 2020 Coronavirus

Alzheimer's Society responds to ONS data showing three times the usual number of deaths in care homes

Since the outbreak of coronavirus in the UK Alzheimer’s Society have been campaigning to get social care put on an equal footing with the NHS, including coordinating a response with Care England and other charities, and writing to Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to call for a dedicated national strategy to support care home residents and their families through the pandemic.

12 May 2020 Coronavirus

First weekly drop in deaths from coronavirus across all parts of UK reported - but total tops 40,000

New figures have shown the first weekly drop in deaths from coronavirus in every region of the UK.

07 May 2020 Coronavirus

Alzheimer's Society responds to Boris Johnson’s comments on care homes

We haven’t seen any evidence to suggest that deaths in care homes are slowing down, and any other implication would be dangerously complacent

07 May 2020 Coronavirus

Labour MP working at care home claims she was sacked for speaking out on PPE shortages

A Labour MP who returned to her old job at a care home during the coronavirus pandemic claims she has been sacked for speaking out about the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for staff.