Friday 26 June 2020

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

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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

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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 

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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

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