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MPs call for care home visit bans to be made illegal
Care home visitor bans have been branded a human rights breach by MPs who are demanding a new law allowing visits and have given the government a two-week deadline to act and stop residents dying of isolation. Source: Care Feeds
Can care homes force their staff to have the Covid vaccine?
In the wake of up to a fifth of care workers refusing the Covid vaccine and some care providers saying they will make it a requirement for all new employees to have the jab, carehome.co.uk asked legal experts whether it is a breach of human rights and what the risks are of making it mandatory. […]
Captain Sir Tom Moore, who brought hope to the nation, has died after contracting coronavirus
Captain Sir Tom Moore, who raised over £32m for NHS charities by walking a hundred laps of his garden in Bedfordshire, has died in hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. Source: Care Feeds
All eligible care homes for elderly in England have been offered vaccine, but still no news on visits
Residents at all eligible care homes for older people in England have now been offered at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine according to the NHS, however there is still no news on when families will be able to hug and have face to face contact with their loved ones. Source: Care Feeds