Coronavirus: Care home probed over 15 deaths rated 'inadequate'

Coronavirus: Care home probed over 15 deaths rated 'inadequate' A care home at the centre of a police investigation after the deaths of 15 residents during the coronavirus pandemic has been rated inadequate.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) identified "serious failings which led to people suffering harm" at Temple Court care home in Kettering.

The home was closed in May amid serious concerns from the CQC after a major coronavirus outbreak. BBC Northampton

See also:

• Coronavirus: Care home 'a dumping ground' for patients BBC Northampton
  
• Temple Court Care Home Care Quality Commission
• Temple Court care company accuses regulator of 'sweeping Covid-19 cause' under the carpet Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• 'We're not out of the woods yet', warns health chief as number of new Covid-19 cases falls in Northamptonshire Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Spread of coronavirus slows down across Northamptonshire Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Northamptonshire's firefighters clock up 700 hours working as ambulance crew during Covid-19 crisis Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Relative of Temple Court survivor says health and social care authorities have questions to answer Northamptonshire Telegraph
• Inspectors slam Kettering care home at centre of Covid death scandal as it's put into special measures Northamptonshire Telegraph
• No covid care home deaths in Northants for first week since April Northamptonshire Telegraph
• KGH records its first Covid death for a week Northamptonshire Telegraph

Resilience is much more than hospital beds

Resilience is much more than hospital beds At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was much discussion that England’s public services, after a decade of austerity, lacked the necessary resilience to ride the storm of the pandemic. As the country starts to think of recovery after the first wave of Covid-19, there needs to be a discussion about what a resilient health and care system would look like, so resilience is baked into recovery plans. The King's Fund

The Health Foundation Covid-19 survey

The Health Foundation Covid-19 survey The Health Foundation commissioned Ipsos MORI to conduct a representative poll of the general public in Great Britain. Topics covered in the report included: experience of using NHS services during the pandemic and perceptions as to how services are managing; the impact of Coronavirus on people’s health and wellbeing, including mental health; levels of support or opposition to the government’s handling of the Coronavirus pandemic; attitudes towards a potential smartphone app to ‘track and trace’ Coronavirus outbreaks; and trust towards certain professional groups, including those working in health and social care.

Covid-19: understanding inequalities in mental health during the pandemic

Covid-19: understanding inequalities in mental health during the pandemic This briefing paper, supported by 13 other national mental health charities, explores the mental health inequalities that are associated with the pandemic in the UK. It finds that the virus and the lockdown are putting greater pressure on groups and communities whose mental health was already poorer and more precarious. Centre for Mental Health

See also:

• The mental health effects of the first two months of lockdown and social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK Institute for Fiscal Studies
• What has Covid-19 taught us about supporting workforce mental health and wellbeing? The King's Fund

Life after lockdown: tackling loneliness among those left behind

Life after lockdown: tackling loneliness among those left behind The Covid-19 crisis has made loneliness worse, with some people more affected than others. This report shows that although social distancing and lockdown measures will continue to be eased, loneliness will remain and for those most left behind, it may continue to grow. British Red Cross

A hat trick of failures: how ‘the blob’ led the British Government down the wrong path

A hat trick of failures: how ‘the blob’ led the British Government down the wrong path  This report criticises the Government's handling of the Covid-19 crisis. It looks at the death rate per capita compared to other countries; the economic cost of the reaction to the pandemic; and the preparedness for easing lockdown restrictions. Civitas

Guide for Audit and Risk Committees on Financial Reporting and Management during COVID-19

Guide for Audit and Risk Committees on Financial Reporting and Management during COVID-19 The National Audit Office (NAO) has today published a guide to help audit and risk committees of government departments and arms-length bodies advise their organisations on financial management and reporting during, and in the period immediately after, the COVID-19 outbreak. National Audit Office

Health Secretary calls on country to get tested as access is expanded even further

Health Secretary calls on country to get tested as access is expanded even further Six new ‘walk through’ local testing sites are now offering appointments to people in England, with the capacity to test hundreds of people each day. Department of Health and Social Care 

See also:

• Plans to ease guidance for over 2 million shielding Department of Health and Social Care
• Transparency data: NHS test and trace statistics (England): 11 June to 17 June 2020 Department of Health and Social Care
• Major milestone hit as 2 billion items of PPE delivered Department of Health and Social Care
• Detailed guide: Meeting people from outside your household from 4 July Department of Health and Social Care
• Thousands to be offered repeat testing in care homes Department of Health and Social Care
• Coronavirus life assurance scheme updates NHS Employers
• Beyond the data: understanding the impact of Covid-19 on BAME groups Public Health England
• Guidance: Immunisation training guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic Public Health England
• Detailed guide: Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the UK Public Health England
• GPs predict ‘huge surge’ in patients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder due to COVID-19 Royal College of General Practitioners

Brexit, Covid and flu: The perfect storm bearing down on the health service this winter

Brexit, Covid and flu: The perfect storm bearing down on the health service this winter A combination of a second wave of coronavirus, a potential flu epidemic, a rise in urgent cancer and other non-virus-related cases and Brexit chaos could leave Britain facing an unprecedented 'perfect storm' this winter, experts have warned as they called on the government to take immediate evasive action. The Independent

Coronavirus: Volunteers wanted for antibody test trials

Coronavirus: Volunteers wanted for antibody test trials Volunteers are being sought from NHS staff and other public service workers for a study into the effectiveness of Covid-19 antibody home testing kits.

A number of the rapid response kits are to be studied, including one from a consortium including Oxford University.

The test to see if someone has already had coronavirus has been described by the prime minister as a game changer to get people back to work. BBC News

See also:

• Coronavirus: UK must prepare for second virus wave - health leaders BBC News
• Coronavirus death rate falling in hospitals BBC News
• Coronavirus: Antibody test lacks 'proper assessment' BBC News
• Coronavirus: Most children 'experience only mild disease' BBC News
• Lister and Watford hospitals discharged 130 without Covid-19 tests BBC News
• Coronavirus: 70% of BAME pharmacists have had no risk assessment - survey BBC News
• Coronavirus: Tracers ask over 100,000 to self-isolate BBC News
•  Coronavirus: Between 1,900 and 3,200 people catching Covid-19 per day in England The Daily Mail
• Half of coronavirus-infected Brits give NO contact details to NHS test and trace  The Daily Mail
• Covid-19 antibody tests are NOT 'game-changers', top scientists warn  The Daily Mail
• Health chiefs urge UK public to cooperate with contact tracers The Guardian
• Hancock introduces 'walk-through' test centres following fierce criticism The Guardian
• Government's dithering risks unleashing a second Covid-19 wave in England The Guardian
• Why doctors say UK is better prepared for a second wave of coronavirus The Guardian
• UK coronavirus death toll rises by 154 to 43,081 The Independent