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Budget 2020: Chancellor dodges tackling 'big issue' of social care
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £500m hardship fund for local authorities “to support vulnerable local people” in response to the coronavirus outbreak, but said the “big issues” such as social care will be tackled later “over the next few months”. Source: Care Feeds
Care workers get WHO tips to limit mental health impact of coronavirus
With the coronavirus raising the global population’s stress levels, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has published advice on how care workers can look after the mental health of those they care for as well as themselves. Source: Care Feeds
Coronavirus – one of UK's largest care home providers closes its doors to 'routine family visits'
As a precaution, Barchester Healthcare which owns 225 care homes and six mental health hospitals in the UK is asking family and friends to ‘minimise their visits’ to care home residents. Source: Care Feeds
Care home resident aged 95 becomes one of UK's oldest skydivers
A care home resident aged 95 became one of the UK’s oldest skydivers, when he leaped 15,000 feet out of a plane, saying ‘I don’t get nervous’. Source: Care Feeds
