All news on the topic: Care homes

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Drones to deliver NHS medication to care homes and GP surgeries in big roll-out
If approved there will be up to 80 drone flights a day going to hospitals and elsewhere in North East England to send frequently-used supplies, from medicines to joint replacement implants
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Health experts issue urgent Covid-19 and influenza warning as new variant surges
The CDC has issued an urgent warning to healthcare providers as Covid-19 and influenza cases continue to rise, with the agency predicting as many as one in five people could be hospitalised in the next few months
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Woman celebrates turning 102 with birthday wish for saucy male 'strippergram'
Monica Ruddick, from Wolsingham, tuned into her 'cheeky' side to celebrate her birthday in style - she was given a 'strippergram' to fufil her wish at West Lodge Care Home
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Mum told to drink more water to cure odd symptoms - then she forgot how to drive
Susan Atherton was diagnosed with young-onset dementia when she was 52 years old. The mum-of-one passed away just before her 58th birthday, leaving her family heartbroken
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Health chiefs' top cleaning tip to stop norovirus as rates continue to rise
Norovirus is spreading rapidly among children up to four years old - and the UK Security Health Agency said using bleach-based products can help stop the spread of the bug
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All we learnt from Boris Johnson at Covid Inquiry including sweary WhatsApps
Boris Johnson fell silent during the second day of his Covid Inquiry grilling as he was forced to listen to evidence of him wanting to let the virus 'rip' in autumn 2020
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'Johnson may not remember but those who lost family to Covid can't forget'
Jason Beattie says Boris Johnson couldn't bring himself to mention the deaths in care homes and the failure to grasp more quickly the threat posed by the virus at the Covid Inquiry
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Covid bereaved families disgusted by 'cruel' and 'callous' Boris Johnson
Bereaved families said they have been 'traumatised by the cavalier, callous, cruel decisions' made by Boris Johnson throughout the Covid pandemic. The Mirror heard their stories
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Jeffrey Dahmer's dad dies in hospice care at age 87, defending son until death
The father of infamous American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer died in hospice care at the age of 87, it has been reported. Lionel Dahmer supported and defended his son until his dying day
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Man threatened with deportation after being forced to work 29 days for just £300
Omar, from West Africa, relocated to the UK in the hopes for a better future but he fell victim to exploitation after being forced to work never-ending shifts for little to no pay in Yorkshire
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Tories unveil migration crackdown that critics say will hammer social care
Home Secretary James Cleverly today unveiled a shake-up of migration rules, with a crackdown on social care workers bringing family and curbs on students' dependants
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'Matt Hancock has been beaten up on Celebrity SAS and now at the Covid inquiry'
Keir Mudie says former Health Secretary Matt Hancock showed arrogance and ineptitude when confronted about his decisions during the coronavirus pandemic at the Covid inquiry
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Britain's oldest couple, 102 and 103, insist they've 'never argued' in 84 years
Dorothy and Tim Walter met during the Second World War when they worked at a Spitfire factory - they have been together ever since after wedding in 1942
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All we learnt from Matt Hancock Covid Inquiry grilling including on love affair
The former Health Secretary endured two days of questions at the Covid Inquiry where he was interrogated on deaths in care homes and the decisions to impose lockdowns
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'It's time to pay for failings during Covid as inquiry unearths the sorry truth'
The ongoing Covid inquiry has shone a light on a squalid administration more interested in burying negative headlines than keeping people safe during a disastrous pandemic
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Brits warned popular hygiene method is not effective against spreading norovirus
Health chiefs at the UK Health Security Agency have offered their latest updates on a number of illnesses including Covid, flu, Norovirus and RSV as the country moves towards winter
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Matt Hancock accepts claim of care home 'protective ring' was misleading
Ex-Health Secretary Matt Hancock was taken to task at the Covid Inquiry about his assertion in May 2020 that the virus-ravaged care sector had been protected at the start of the pandemic
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Covid families demand Matt Hancock tell truth as he faces reckoning over 'lies'
Matt Hancock will be grilled under oath at the Covid Inquiry this morning. The former Health Secretary has been accused of repeatedly failing to tell the truth during the crisis
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Great-gran celebrates 101st birthday with a naked butler - and she's 'beaming'
Winnie Goode turned 101 in style at her nursing home when she was hand delivered a birthday cake by a naked butler - after saying all she wanted for her birthday was a 'nice man'
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Amber health alert issued across parts of the UK amid fears of fatalities
The Met Office and UK Health Security Agency have issued several amber health alerts across parts of the UK in response to freezing tempertures in northern England
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Tory minister Robert Jenrick takes swipe at PM as he admits visa failures
Immigration Robert Jenrick told MPs that he would have put forward a plan to tackle migration a year ago if he could after facing the anger of Tory MPs including Jonathan Gullis and Lee Anderson
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Mum of Britain's biggest family 'never felt so poorly' as Christmas prep paused
The mum of Britain's biggest family, Sue Radford, has shared with her thousands of followers that she has been trying to fight off a severe cold that has halted her Christmas preparation
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Migrant carers share harrowing abuse cases as Tories accused of demonising them
A new report by Unison uncovered chilling cases of racism, threats and financial abuse by unscrupulous employers. The union called on Robert Jenrick to abandon plans to cap the number of overseas care workers
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Cary Grant's harrowing early years to be remembered in ITVX drama
Millions of Brits are set to learn more about the heartbreaking early years of Hollywood star and Bristol native Cary Grant when four-part drama Archie begins on Thusday night on ITVX
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Inside 213-year-old pub up for sale for just £75,000 - with no till or bar
The Red Lion, located right in the centre of Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, was a popular watering hole for generations before it closed a few years ago