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Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 80,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Dancing On Ice’s Caprice Bourret accuses show of not having a ‘duty of care’ and claims bosses sided with ex skating partner Hamish Gaman as she breaks silence after shock departure The TV personality, 48, claimed there was a lack of any ‘duty of care’ from the show as she said ‘it’s just common decency’ Caprice … Read more
My father, 92, was admitted to a dementia care home early last September. I have Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). I rang TalkTalk to cancel his account but they refused because I wasn’t the account holder and didn’t have his password. I was passed around, each time explaining that my father had no memory of … Read more
The racist chief of a chain of luxury care homes has been outed for refusing to hire someone because they were black. Cristina Bila, 61, demanded that managerial candidate Paulett Mills be taken out of the running for the position at Pondsmead nursing home in Radstock, Somerset. Mrs Mills initially wowed interviewers and managers were … Read more
MEMOIR DEAR LIFE by Rachel Clarke (Little Brown £16.99, 336 pp) Growing up in the 1970s, Rachel Clarke loved hearing her father’s tales of his career in medicine. But one story, — from his days as a naval anaesthetist — lingered uncomfortably in her mind. He was only a young man himself when an explosion … Read more
I live in the family home and until last September I was caring for my mum, who has Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia, at home. She became too ill and had to go into a local care home. The cost is astronomical and I’m currently using my power of attorney to pay for mum’s care … Read more
Moving footage shows wheelchair-bound care home residents going ICE SKATING for the first time in decades CHD Living, who have 12 care homes in Surrey, took 26 residents to an ice rink They sourced wheelchairs that could glide on the ice while being pushed Residents were aged between 35 and 96, some of which were … Read more
Dozens of women who have suffered the heartbreak of a miscarriage have today slammed the lack of care they received from doctors. Sharing details of their devastating ordeals, many claimed their traumatic loss was so harrowing that it will ‘never leave’ them. One woman claimed she was forced to carry her unborn twins for three … Read more
GPs are in revolt over a drive to spot cancer sooner by making regular visits to care home patients Are part of contract with NHS officials to encourage surgeries to work together But family doctors say the terms are excessive given intense staffing pressures They are worried about demand to do ’rounds’ of care homes … Read more
Handy: Barney Calman with gloves to help stroke patients They look, sound and chatter away pretty much like ordinary people. In reality, they are anything but. Amid much hysteria and hype, tech giants Samsung have unveiled the first ever digitally generated ‘artificial humans’ – a few of them are pictured on these pages. Powered by … Read more