Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s pledge for more testing for workers and residents in care homes has been welcomed by those on the frontline of the crisis. But many say their calls for more specialist training and more Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are still being ignored. Lindsay Marks, 39 – not her real name – has … Read more
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
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
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
HENRY DEEDES: Humanity Hancock’s great care conversion 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 to the social care catastrophe The press remains sceptical, asking how … Read more
Matt Hancock has come under fire after he said medics had been overusing personal protective equipment while battling coronavirus. The Health Secretary insisted that there is enough gear to meet demand but should be treated by hospitals as a ‘precious resource’. His remarks were blasted today by a top nurse, who hit back that no … Read more
Britain’s biggest care providers have been denied coronavirus tests even as the disease has ravaged some of their homes, it emerged last night. Three major care home firms told the Mail no staff or residents had been tested despite a spate of deaths from suspected outbreaks. One boss said it was ‘almost impossible’ to follow … Read more
Twelve residents of a Louisiana nursing home have tested positive for coronavirus, the facility confirmed Tuesday. After the discovery of the first positive resident, Lambeth House, in uptown New Orleans, went into lockdown on Friday. Of the home’s 268 residents, 26 have been tested for the virus, 17 are in isolation and the results of … Read more
The head of the American Health Care Association, Mark Parkinson (pictured), described coronavirus as ‘almost a perfect killing machine’ for the elderly A US nursing head has said that coronavirus is ‘almost a perfect killing machine’ for elderly patients. At least 11 nursing homes in Washington state have reported cases of the highly-contagious disease and others … Read more