NHS under strain as tens of thousands of staff suffer long Covid
Patient care in the NHS is being hit because many of those struggling with long Covid are only able to … Read more
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Social care spending still £600m lower than ten years ago
An analysis published today by the TUC of annual adult social care spending in England has found that spending is … Read more
Study reveals alarming impact of Covid on care home sector
A study from the Queen’s Nursing Institute, the world’s oldest nursing charity, has found that nursing homes were put under … Read more
Social care at breaking point in England after ‘lost decade’
A paper from the University of Birmingham has highlighted how policymakers’ failure to tackle chronically underfunded social care has resulted … Read more
First submissions to Covid-19 inquiry note key England Covid-19 mistakes
The Guardian reports on submissions made to an inquiry run by the all-party parliamentary group on coronavirus, which has received … Read more
Could a national care service help solve the social care crisis?
Social care services are in even greater peril as figures show that councils are battling huge debts and scores of providers are … Read more
Boris Johnson Accused Of ‘Re-Writing History’ Over Covid-19 Care Home Deaths
The Prime Minister has been accused of being “cowardly” after he said “too many” care homes failed to follow procedures … Read more
NHS England boss warns that UK must solve social care crisis if ‘any good’ is to come from pandemic
Sir Simon Stephens, head of NHS England, warned that Britain must solve its social care crisis if “any good” is … Read more
‘Urgent’ reviews launched by NHSE as learning disability death rates double
HSJ reports that NHS England and NHS Improvement have ordered urgent reviews into the deaths of people with a learning … Read more
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