The government has today pledged to provide a coronavirus test for “everyone who needs one” in social care.
More than 100 new PPE contracts have been secured with suppliers from around the world by the government.
Health and Safety
Almost one in ten care homes have been infected with the coronavirus, according to chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty.
Leading care home operator HC-One has expressed its outrage at Scottish Labour Party and GMB Union allegations it had withheld PPE from staff at a home where the deaths of eight people have been linked to the coronavirus.
A care home leader has warned the coronavirus is stretching care homes to breaking point as the death toll of residents mounted over the weekend.
Leaders have issued an urgent plea for care homes to be given more priority in the distribution of PPE as staff approach breaking point in the battle against the coronavirus.
Social care leaders have urged the government to provide greater support to the sector as it faces the potentially devastating impact of the coronavirus.
Social care providers will receive personal protective equipment (PPE) to help prevent the spread of coronavirus by the end of next week, the government has promised.
HyGenikx, the revolutionary hygiene amplification device from specialist UK manufacturer Mechline Developments, is now being seen as an important ally in the fight against coronavirus in care homes.
A Barchester Healthcare care home has been closed to non-essential visits after a resident, who is being treated off premises, contracted coronavirus while in hospital.
