Almost half of care homes closed to new admissions because of omicron staff shortages

Saffron Cordery, deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, told Times Radio that data showed Covid-19 cases were coming down but “we are still seeing very high levels of hospital admissions and we... Read more »
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Town hall leader warns London care homes being crippled by underfunding – South London News

By Kiro Evans, Local Democracy Reporter Town hall leader warns London care homes being crippled by underfunding London care services could “collapse” if they don’t get more funding, it has been warned.... Read more »
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Home Instead Romford Is Offering Rewarding Home Care Jobs In East London

Home Instead Romford, an award-winning home care company that offers the best in-home services throughout Romford, Dagenham, Hornchurch, and Rainham in East London, has been named as a five-star employer by the... Read more »
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London care home where grandmother was beaten to death criticised by watchdog

A South London care home where a resident killed a grandmother was criticised by a watchdog over safety fears earlier this year. Inspectors found Fieldside Care Home in Catford failed to record... Read more »
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Fears London NHS will be ‘overwhelmed’ as patients test Covid positive when in hospital for other care

Hospitals and the ambulance service in London are ‘likely to become overwhelmed due to rising Covid demand in the next two-three weeks’, a leaked document reveals. An NHS England document, leaked to... Read more »
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South London man locked up over ‘wicked’ care home killing of 93-year-old widow

Alexander Rawson, 63, used a crutch to attack ‘kind and caring’ grandmother-of-five Eileen Dean in her bedroom at Fieldside in Catford, south London, on January 3 A man who beat a 93-year-old... Read more »
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Boris Johnson news live: Mark Harper joins mounting social care rebellion as PM defends CBI speech

Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth brands health and care bill ‘care con’ Boris Johnson faces the threat of a Tory rebellion over his proposed changes to the health and care bill, with... Read more »
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‘There’s no end to this because the police don’t care and we don’t care’: Inside London’s gang hotspot | UK News

London is on track for the worst year of teenage murders on record. “The people who are in the gangs don’t seem to have any care for life in the way the... Read more »
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Maternity care ‘crisis’ is national emergency, say campaigners as protest vigils take place to highlight issue | UK News

Midwives have warned that maternity care services are at “breaking point” and the “crisis” should be tackled by the government as a “national emergency”. They are used to delivering babies, but on... Read more »
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Maternity care crisis a national emergency, protesters claim

Maternity services are at “breaking point” and the “crisis” in maternity care should be addressed as a “national emergency”, midwives have said. The warning came as supporters of a March with Midwives... Read more »