Health and social care services face a “perilously uncertain future” when the UK cuts its ties with the EU in January, a report has warned.
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The number of COVID-19 related care home deaths has fallen after peaking in the middle of December. In its latest weekly update, the ONS reported 530 COVID-19 related care home deaths in England and Wales
The number of deaths involving COVID-19 in England and Wales fell for the second consecutive week in December.
Care home occupancy will not recover to pre-pandemic levels until November 2021 at the earliest, an analyst has predicted.
A collection of stories about care, communities and leadership during the pandemic has been launched by the National Care Forum (NCF).
Government pledges to expand care home testing this winter are not achievable without additional resources, the National Care Forum (NCF) has said.
The number of COVID related deaths in care homes in England and Wales has fallen for the first time in three months.
Older peoples’ charity Age UK has warned that many older people may not be reunited with their families by Christmas as progress on resuming care home visits has stalled.
A new campaign is aiming to increase the amount of social interaction in dementia care homes which research shows can be as little as 2 minutes per week.
The number of COVID-related deaths rose again sharply in November to hit their highest levels since early June, according to the latest ONS data.
