Legal challenge for UK ministers for refusal to order PPE inquiry
The Guardian reports that a high court legal challenge against the government has begun after they refused to order an … Read more
social care
Data shows that almost two-thirds of care homes have had no staff tested
The Independent reports that only 15 per cent of care home staff have been tested for coronavirus since the start … Read more
Care Homes – Hancock’s “protective ring” fails to protect
As the scale of the disaster inflicted on our care homes and social care by the Coronavirus has become clear, … 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The Guardian reports that an unpublished government study by Public Health England (PHE) has found that temporary care workers transmitted … Read more
STP chair says care home residents paid ‘huge price’ for emptying of acute beds
HSJ reports that at a webinar on health and social care Patricia Hewitt, the chair of Norfolk and Waveney STP … 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
Front-line staff dealing with COVID-19 deserve an extra £29 a day, say MPs
Nursing Notes reports that the Liberal Democrats have suggested that NHS and social care workers on the frontline of the … 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
Government’s new immigration plan denounced as ‘absolute disaster’ for care sector
The Independent reports that experts, health leaders, and trade unions have rounded on the government’s new immigration policy warning it … Read more