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An NHS worker who was a ‘great role model to all’ and a ‘much loved’ nursing assistant have become the latest health care workers to die after contracting Covid-19. Radiographer Simon Guest, who worked on the frontline at Furness General Hospital in Barrow, Cumbria, died on Wednesday after testing positive for coronavirus. Described by his wife … Read more
Royal College of Nursing and Unison call for Britons to observe one minute’s silence for key workers and NHS staff who have died from coronavirus UNISON and Royal Colleges of Nursing and Midwives organising the tribute Politicians, workers and those in lockdown asked to observe silence on Tuesday Comes as 59 NHS workers and 26 … Read more
A group of carers have chosen to move in with their elderly patients during the lockdown – instead of living with their own families. Staff at The Haven Care Home said farewell to partners and children ahead of a three-week stint on duty – and have been hailed as heroes. The team, based in Devizes, … Read more
A group of carers have chosen to move in with their elderly patients during the lockdown – instead of living with their own families. Staff at The Haven Care Home said farewell to partners and children ahead of a three-week stint on duty – and have been hailed as heroes. The team, based in Devizes, … Read more
Humanity Hancock’s great care conversion: HENRY DEEDES watches as the Health Secretary vows to end nursing homes scandal Matt Hancock cut an anxious figure as he gave his press briefing on Wednesday There was a tweaked sense of humility and urgency about the Health Secretary He wanted it to be known he had paid attention … Read more
Half of all coronavirus deaths in Belgium are taking place in nursing homes, figures have revealed. Belgium has so far reported 33,573 confirmed cases including 4,440 deaths. Of these total fatalities, 46 per cent were in nursing homes, the latest data showed. It comes as the the country’s stay-at-home order was extended until at least … Read more
More than 3,600 deaths nationwide have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, an alarming rise in just the past two weeks. The latest count of at least 3,621 deaths is up from about 450 deaths just 10 days ago, according go the Associated Press, which has kept its own … Read more
Matt Hancock has come under fire after he said medics had been overusing ‘precious’ personal protective equipment while battling coronavirus. His remarks were blasted today by a top nurse, who hit back that no PPE was ‘more precious a resource than a healthcare worker’s life, a nurse’s life, a doctor’s life’. Royal College of Nursing … Read more
Emotional tributes have been paid to three care home workers who died of coronavirus after catching the deadly bug while looking after the elderly. Dean McKee, 28, of London, worked as a carer at an old people’s home before he fell ill with symptoms of the virus just over a week ago. He was rushed … Read more
Nursing home staff call for urgent testing after number of coronavirus deaths in care surges In Portsmouth, four elderly residents at Harry Sotnick House have died after showing Covid-19 symptoms and a fifth died without symptoms Three major care home firms told the Daily Mail that no staff or residents had been tested despite witnessing … Read more