Over 850 health and social care workers have now died of COVID-19
883 health and social care workers have died of Coronavirus in England and Wales since March, according to Official data … Read more
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Healthcare workers demand a public inquiry into hundreds of staff deaths and PPE failings
Frontline doctors and nurses believe that inadequate PPE may have contributed to the deaths of health and social care staff … Read more
PHE report: agency staff spreading Covid-19 between care homes
The Guardian reports that an unpublished government study by Public Health England (PHE) has found that temporary care workers transmitted … Read more
Panorama: UK failed to stockpile crucial PPE
A BBC Panorama report that aired 27 April, showed how the government had failed to buy crucial protective equipment to … Read more
£60,000 cannot make up for loss, say grieving NHS families
The families of NHS and social care workers who died after contracting coronavirus in the course of their duties will … Read more
Half of frontline care workers paid less than living wage
According to the Resolution Foundation think tank more than half of social care workers are paid below the real cost … Read more