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Seven people die at care home where the residents STILL haven’t had Covid-19 jabs

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Seven people die at care home where the residents STILL haven’t had Covid-19 jabs after GPs declared it ‘unsafe’ to enter Seven have died after GPs deemed care home unsafe for vaccine teams to enter Doctors said their staff would not enter until the residence was ‘Covid clear’  Almost a third of the home’s residents … Read more

Pressure on NHS Intensive care units is FINALLY easing

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Pressure on NHS intensive care has started to ease for the first time since the second wave of coronavirus took off and Test and Trace data shows cases of the disease are down 40 per cent in a fortnight.  The number of hospital patients in general beds with Covid-19 has also dropped to its lowest level … Read more

Over 200 care homes in England are failing to follow basic coronavirus protocols

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More than 200 care homes in England have failed to enact measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, a damning report has revealed. The Care Quality Commission found Covid protocols were either inadequate or in need of improvement in 223 out of 575 facilities that it investigated last month (40 per cent).   Breaches included staff wearing face masks … Read more

Covid Scotland: Watchdog slams care home where 19 residents died

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A care home has been slammed for uncleanliness after 19 residents died during the coronavirus pandemic. Staff at Lomond Court Nursing Home in Glenrothes, Fife, left clean laundry on the floor and uncovered milk and food in a dirty fridge that was not connected to power. The Care Inspectorate raised serious concerns and judged the … Read more

Michelle Obama reveals she received a ‘beautiful care package’ from Dr Jill Biden

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‘Love you, Jill!’ Michelle Obama thanks her close friend Dr Biden for a ‘care package’ of vegetables sent from the White House Kitchen Garden that she planted as First Lady in 2009 Michelle, 57, revealed she received a ‘care package’ from Jill Biden, 69 First Lady sent her friend vegetables picked from White House Kitchen … Read more

Police bust ‘£1m county lines drugs ring after dealers dressed up as care home staff’

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Police bust ‘£1million county lines drugs ring after dealers dressed up as care home staff and key workers to trick lockdown patrols while delivering cocaine to middle-class customers’ Couriers ‘sent drugs to 2,000 clients across Birmingham and Worcestershire’ West Midlands Regional Organised Crime Unit (WMROCU) shut down hotline A gun was recovered as part of … Read more

Great-great-grandmother, 100, checks out of her care home and her first request is to go to the PUB

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Great-great-grandmother, 100, checks out of her care home to be with her family and her first request is to go to the PUB Doreen Tilly, 100, left Woodside Court Care Home in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland She asked her great-granddaughter if they could head straight to the local pub  Former landlady was becoming withdrawn at the lack of … Read more

ROS ALTMANN: We cannot squander this golden opportunity to open up care homes to visitors

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ROS ALTMANN: We cannot squander this golden opportunity to open up care homes to visitors By Ros Altmann For The Daily Mail Published: 02:47 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 02:47 GMT, 2 February 2021 The Government and NHS deserve the highest praise for the successful roll-out of the vaccination programme in care homes. It … Read more

Care home resident, 97, says Boris Johnson is ‘looking a lot better,’ as she receives Covid jab

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Care home resident, 97, says Boris Johnson is ‘looking a lot better,’ as PM watches live as she receives first dose of Covid vaccine Boris Johnson watched live as a 97-year-old care home resident got a Covid jab Pensioner Jeanette told the PM he was ‘looking a lot better,’ during the video call PM praised … Read more