Articles tagged with: Health & Social Care

21 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Deaths from coronavirus in the UK 40% higher than previously reported, official figures reveal

The total number of deaths from coronavirus in the UK is 40% higher than previously thought, according to new official data.

Even in the toughest of times, we can do better by Britain’s kids

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20 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Even in the toughest of times, we can do better by Britain’s kids

We need quick fixes to stop children missing out on meals and to give families the reassurance they need that they can survive this big hit to the family budget.

17 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

The broken care system is getting attention that is long overdue

Our care workers want better pay, safer working conditions, and to be able to give the people they look after the quality of care they deserve.

16 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Alzheimer's Society responds to Office for National Statistics mortality figures of people with dementia from Covid-19

While we welcome the government’s response this week to supporting care homes through this crisis, we need to see faster and more efficient methods of recording deaths in these settings to provide more accurate, daily mortality figures.

16 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Alzheimer's Society responds to the Government’s new social care plan

Personal protective equipment and testing are vital to keep people safe - what's needed now is a clear plan for how it will get to the care homes who’ve been crying out for help.

The world must work together: Save the Children UK responds to DFID’s coronavirus announcement

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16 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

The world must work together: Save the Children UK responds to DFID’s coronavirus announcement

Governments around the world are grappling with how best to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Beyond the immediate health crisis, COVID-19 is hurting economic growth and driving vulnerable people into poverty and insecurity.

16 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

We must connect the most vulnerable in our communities with a telephone ‘happy hour’

Loneliness is a crisis which can no longer be kept in the shadows. In these extraordinarily gloomy times, a free call ‘happy hour’ for the over-75s would be a light to see them out of the dark.

16 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Leading charity says government's response to coronavirus in care homes has been ‘shambolic’

The Government’s response to the outbreak of coronavirus in care homes has been described as “shambolic” by a leading charity.

16 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

It’s nonsensical not to fight Covid-19 as one world

Covid-19 is a global crisis, the case for global cooperation and coordination in both a response and exit strategy has never been stronger

15 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Matt Hancock vows testing for all care home residents showing coronavirus symptoms amid fears death toll is surging

All care home residents and staff displaying coronavirus symptoms are to be tested for the illness amid mounting fears it has already claimed thousands of lives in the sector.

14 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Alzheimer's Society responds to recent figures from the Office for National Statistics on coronavirus deaths in care homes

The news from the Office for National Statistics that coronavirus deaths are so much higher than thought, with hundreds of previously unannounced deaths in care homes, will be a massive worry for families living with dementia across the UK.

12 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Ministers hope NHS app can help lift lockdown by tracking coronavirus infections

Ministers have pinned their hopes of easing lockdown restrictions on a new NHS app which can track coronavirus infections.

09 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

NHS nurses do not deserve the additional worry of paying off their student debt

I and 80 other MPs wrote to the Health Secretary, calling on him to cancel the student debt incurred by thousands of student nurses who are now at the frontline of this fight against covid-19.

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09 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Alzheimer’s Society fears hundreds of thousands of people with dementia in care homes being abandoned during coronavirus crisis

Alzheimer’s Society is calling on the Government to provide more testing and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for care homes amid concerns that care homes staff and residents with dementia are being abandoned.

09 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Alzheimer's Society responds to the Government's £750 million charity package

It's good to see the Government acknowledge the critical role charities play in providing essential services across the UK and supporting vulnerable people, like the 850,000 living with dementia.

05 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Keir Starmer backs Matt Hancock’s threat to ban outdoor exercise if social distancing rules are broken

Labour’s new leader Sir Keir Starmer said his party would back the Government if it took the draconian move of banning all outside exercise during the coronavirus pandemic.

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03 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Alzheimer’s Society launches Emergency Appeal

Alzheimer’s Society launches Emergency Appeal to support vulnerable people with dementia as thousands of calls received and surge in online community visits since coronavirus.

02 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

If we value the work social care workers do, then we should be prepared to pay for it

Social care workers are going to need massive investment to deal with the coronavirus crisis on top of a decade of chronic underfunding that they have already suffered.

01 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

We are simply not testing enough people to mitigate the spread of coronavirus

Without the detailed knowledge of exactly who has coronavirus, the job of targeting resources effectively becomes really difficult.

01 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Lack of PPE for health and social care staff a ‘crisis within a crisis’, unions warn

The lack of protective equipment for frontline medical staff has been labelled a “crisis within a crisis” by a host of trade unions.

01 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

More than 15 million children and their families in Yemen, Syria and Gaza set to face COVID-19 with fewer than 1,700 ventilators and beds

Save the Children calls for an easing of restrictions on aid for hard to reach areas.

30 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

With unprecedented numbers of people needing to access Universal Credit, the government must act quickly

Universal Credit’s five-week wait continues to be a source of difficulty for anyone wanting to claim support amid the coronavirus crisis, writes Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Margaret Greenwood.

VentilatorChallengeUK consortium has the skills and tools to make a difference and save lives

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30 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

VentilatorChallengeUK consortium has the skills and tools to make a difference and save lives

A consortium of significant UK industrial, technology and engineering businesses from across the aerospace, automotive and medical sectors, has come together to produce medical ventilators for the UK.

23 Mar 2020 Health

Ministers must not let social care standards slip as we fight to stop the coronavirus

As MPs consider the Coronavirus Bill, Lib Dem Health Spokesperson Munira Wilson says social care providers need guaranteed resources and more reassurance on standards