Care providers have warned new visiting guidance issued by the government does not go far enough. The new guidance, which…
Coronavirus
Care UK has confirmed the deaths of six residents who tested COVID-19 positive at a care home in Falkirk. The…
The number of COVID-19 related deaths in care homes has continued to rise in England and Wales in October. The…
Care homes up and down the country are reporting COVID-19 outbreaks as national infection rates have surged to almost 100,000…
Just one in ten health and care whistleblowers’ concerns about risks to public safety have been investigated during the pandemic,…
The outbreak took place at Bupa’s Cleveland House in Edgerton, near Huddersfield, where a further 18 people have been infected…
First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has said there is no “statistical evidence” that hospital discharges led to COVID-19 outbreaks in care…
Scottish care group, Parklands Care Homes, is introducing its own rapid response COVID test programme for residents and staff that…
The number of COVID-19 related deaths in care homes in England and Wales has continued to rise in October. In…
Leading care home provider, Springfield Healthcare, has joined a research project aiming to accelerate the time it takes to diagnose…