Matt Hancock defends catastrophic decision to empty Covid-infected patients into care homes: Ex-Health Secretary says MORE patients could have died without 'difficult option' in grilling over testing
1 year, 3 months ago

Matt Hancock defends catastrophic decision to empty Covid-infected patients into care homes: Ex-Health Secretary says MORE patients could have died without 'difficult option' in grilling over testing

Daily Mail  

Matt Hancock today boldly claimed that more Brits could have died if potentially Covid-infected hospital patients weren't discharged untested into care homes. Mr Hancock told the Covid inquiry that every decision on discharging care home patients during the pandemic was 'a choice between difficult options' The inquiry also heard that Mr Hancock was warned that there should be a 'focused effort' on testing people in care homes. Mr Hancock also blamed a lack of swabs for failing to offer 'as much testing in care homes as many would have wanted'. Mr Hancock said there was 'not as much testing in care homes as many would have wanted' because the UK 'did not have enough tests'.

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Cuomo testifies before House committee that accused him of COVID-19 cover up
6 months, 1 week ago

Cuomo testifies before House committee that accused him of COVID-19 cover up

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Andrew Cuomo began testifying publicly Tuesday before a …

People with Covid discharged to care homes over fears for NHS, inquiry told
1 year, 3 months ago

People with Covid discharged to care homes over fears for NHS, inquiry told

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Professor Dame Jenny Harries, England’s deputy chief medical officer during the pandemic and now …

Government repeating same mistakes led to Covid deaths, adviser tells inquiry
1 year, 4 months ago

Government repeating same mistakes led to Covid deaths, adviser tells inquiry

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Professor Dame Angela McLean criticised a “lack of appreciation that very quick decisions were …

Covid inquiry live: Hancock ‘wanted to decide who should live or die if NHS became overwhelmed’
1 year, 4 months ago

Covid inquiry live: Hancock ‘wanted to decide who should live or die if NHS became overwhelmed’

The Independent  

✕ Close Covid inquiry roundup: Lee Cain and Dominic Cummings provide worrying insight into No 10 Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The …

Health officials ‘not concerned’ about Covid patients in care homes months into pandemic, inquiry hears
1 year, 4 months ago

Health officials ‘not concerned’ about Covid patients in care homes months into pandemic, inquiry hears

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Department of Health staff were “not concerned” about discharging elderly people …

Matt Hancock admits Covid planning approach was ‘completely wrong’
1 year, 8 months ago

Matt Hancock admits Covid planning approach was ‘completely wrong’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It came as …

Matt Hancock ‘profoundly sorry’ for every death caused by Covid-19
1 year, 8 months ago

Matt Hancock ‘profoundly sorry’ for every death caused by Covid-19

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He also said: …

Matt Hancock arrives to give evidence to Covid-19 inquiry
1 year, 8 months ago

Matt Hancock arrives to give evidence to Covid-19 inquiry

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former health secretary Matt Hancock has arrived to give evidence …

Matt Hancock: What are claims and counterclaims over leaked Covid messages?
2 years ago

Matt Hancock: What are claims and counterclaims over leaked Covid messages?

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty is said to have …

Matt Hancock considering all legal options over leaked WhatsApp messages on care home testing
2 years ago

Matt Hancock considering all legal options over leaked WhatsApp messages on care home testing

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Telegraph’s investigation claims chief medical officer professor Sir Chris Whitty told the then health …

Matt Hancock was warned it was 'inhumane' to impose restrictions on visiting care homes
2 years ago

Matt Hancock was warned it was 'inhumane' to impose restrictions on visiting care homes

Daily Mail  

A former social care minister warned Matt Hancock that visitor bans in care homes during the Covid pandemic were 'inhumane', leaked WhatsApp messages reveal. Helen Whately voiced her opposition at the strict visitor rules in residential homes to the then-Health Secretary in October 2020 The messages show Health Secretary Matt Hancock advised against any sudden changes to the visiting rules, …

Matt Hancock condemned for ‘deluded’ recount of care homes during pandemic
2 years, 3 months ago

Matt Hancock condemned for ‘deluded’ recount of care homes during pandemic

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Matt Hancock’s memories of how he handled care homes during …

Matt Hancock blames infected staff for bringing Covid into care homes
2 years, 3 months ago

Matt Hancock blames infected staff for bringing Covid into care homes

The Independent  

Former health secretary Matt Hancock has blamed infected staff for bringing the Covid virus into care homes, which saw thousands of deaths of elderly residents during the pandemic. In his most controversial claims, Mr Hancock said that the introduction of the Covid-19 virus into care homes in early 2020 was not “primarily” a result of elderly people being moved from …

Matt Hancock's Pandemic Diaries EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT
2 years, 3 months ago

Matt Hancock's Pandemic Diaries EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT

Daily Mail  

He's been the target of so much public anger over Covid. Boris Johnson's advisor Dominic Cummings, pictured in Downing Street on March 12th 2020 Friday, March 13 A call with my fellow G7 Health Ministers. At least 40 care homes have knowingly been using staff with Covid Friday, March 13 2020 Simon Stevens says frail elderly patients who don't need …

Policies on discharging patients into care homes during Covid ruled unlawful
2 years, 10 months ago

Policies on discharging patients into care homes during Covid ruled unlawful

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It has only increased the distress to me and …

Discharging Covid patients to care homes was unlawful, High Court rules
2 years, 10 months ago

Discharging Covid patients to care homes was unlawful, High Court rules

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A woman whose elderly father died from Covid has called …

‘Brutal’ NHS pressures stop Covid testing
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Brutal’ NHS pressures stop Covid testing

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Overstretched hospitals are stopping routine Covid tests for new patients as …

Scott Morrison says dying WITH Covid is not the same as dying 'because of Covid'
3 years, 1 month ago

Scott Morrison says dying WITH Covid is not the same as dying 'because of Covid'

Daily Mail  

Scott Morrison infuriated Labor politicians in Parliament today when he declared that people who died with Covid in aged care were not necessarily killed by the virus. The Prime Minister was asked by Labor leader Anthony Albanese if he thinks Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck is performing well after the minister said death totals are not an indication of …

Families struggle to get COVID tests to visit loved ones in nursing and senior homes
3 years, 2 months ago

Families struggle to get COVID tests to visit loved ones in nursing and senior homes

LA Times  

Karen Klink sits next to a sign she used in a protest when it was hard to visit her mother in a memory care facility during a lockdown due to COVID-19 in late 2020. Late last month, as coronavirus cases were skyrocketing, the state declared that nursing homes and other care facilities must require a negative test for COVID-19 for …

‘Care home residents were 18 times more likely to die than those at home’
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Care home residents were 18 times more likely to die than those at home’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Care home residents were almost 20 times more likely to …

Relatives of virus dead question Japan’s stay-at-home policy
3 years, 4 months ago

Relatives of virus dead question Japan’s stay-at-home policy

LA Times  

Kaori Takada poses with her brother’s photo in front of her family altar at her home in Matsubara, south of Osaka, Japan. Takada and another woman whose family member died at home while sick with COVID-19 have formed a group to protest the Japanese government’s policy of having infected people recuperate at home. He was among hundreds of people who …

COVID aged care deaths down, but fully vaccinated residents still vulnerable
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID aged care deaths down, but fully vaccinated residents still vulnerable

ABC  

Government data, released to the ABC, has revealed 36 of the 49 aged care residents that died after contracting COVID-19 during NSW's Delta outbreak were fully vaccinated. "Last year, 33 percent of aged care residents that got COVID-19 died," Professor Low said. When lockdown lifted in NSW on Monday, new health advice permitted aged care residents two fully vaccinated visitors …

The Push For Nursing Home Reform In The Middle Of A Pandemic : 1A
3 years, 6 months ago

The Push For Nursing Home Reform In The Middle Of A Pandemic : 1A

NPR  

The Push For Nursing Home Reform In The Middle Of A Pandemic Enlarge this image toggle caption Hugh Hastings/Getty Images Hugh Hastings/Getty Images According to AARP, at least 186,000 nursing home residents and staff have died from COVID-19. For many, the pandemic has exposed cracks in our long-term care system — such as staffing shortages and unenforced rules. Aging adults …

Thousands of aged care residents in this region are vaccinated against COVID-19, but what about newcomers?
3 years, 7 months ago

Thousands of aged care residents in this region are vaccinated against COVID-19, but what about newcomers?

ABC  

For Elva Turrell, life has been free from fear since she got her COVID-19 vaccination in March. Key points: The Darling Downs and West Moreton region in southern Queensland is one of the first in Australia to complete its COVID-19 vaccination rollout in aged care But a local doctor says he is losing sleep over vaccinating new aged care residents …

Matt Hancock 'was warned over care home testing at start of pandemic'
3 years, 9 months ago

Matt Hancock 'was warned over care home testing at start of pandemic'

Daily Mail  

Matt Hancock was repeatedly warned over the risk of not testing people discharged from hospitals into care homes at the start of the pandemic, it was claimed today. The Care Provider Alliance, which represents Britain's care homes, said it warned the Department of Health and Social Care on March 26, 2020 that without testing care home residents 'there is no …

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of aged care workers back under review after referral by Health Minister Greg Hunt
3 years, 9 months ago

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of aged care workers back under review after referral by Health Minister Greg Hunt

ABC  

The medical experts helping guide Australia's coronavirus response have been asked to reconsider whether people working in residential aged care should be required to get the vaccine. Key points: An expert panel has been asked to reconsider the mandatory vaccination of residential aged care workers An expert panel has been asked to reconsider the mandatory vaccination of residential aged care …

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of aged care workers back under review after referral by Health Minister Greg Hunt
3 years, 9 months ago

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of aged care workers back under review after referral by Health Minister Greg Hunt

ABC  

The medical experts helping guide Australia's coronavirus response have been asked to reconsider whether people working in residential aged care should be required to get the vaccine. Key points: An expert panel has been asked to reconsider the mandatory vaccination of residential aged care workers An expert panel has been asked to reconsider the mandatory vaccination of residential aged care …

Matt Hancock says he only promised to 'build testing capacity' for care homes
3 years, 9 months ago

Matt Hancock says he only promised to 'build testing capacity' for care homes

Daily Mail  

Matt Hancock's 'lies' according to Cummings Dominic Cummings claimed in his bombshell committee evidence that there were 'numerous' examples of Matt Hancock lying during the pandemic. Mr Cummings told a joint committee: 'One thing I can say completely honestly is that I said repeatedly from February/March that if we don't fire the Secretary of State and get testing into somebody …

Covid US: Doctor warns seriously ill patients avoid going to the hospital due to infection fear
3 years, 11 months ago

Covid US: Doctor warns seriously ill patients avoid going to the hospital due to infection fear

Daily Mail  

Dr Joseph Alpert, a professor of medicine at the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, wrote that, last year, one-third of non-COVID patients were being consulted about hospice care compared to the usual one patient A doctor is warning that Americans with serious illnesses are dying due to fear of contracting COVID-19. Dr Joseph Alpert, a professor of medicine at …

A year ago today, Matt Hancock said elderly would have to stay home for four months
4 years ago

A year ago today, Matt Hancock said elderly would have to stay home for four months

Daily Mail  

A year ago today, Britain rallied together to mourn the death of its then-youngest Covid-19 victim - as Britons saw a glimpse of the devastation to come. March 15, 2020: Hancock says elderly will be told to stay home for four months Matt Hancock used his March 15 appearance on the BBC's Andrew Marr show to confirm that the Government …

Cuomo defends handling of nursing homes Covid tragedy
4 years, 1 month ago

Cuomo defends handling of nursing homes Covid tragedy

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “New York was ground zero for Covid, and nursing homes were and still are …

AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes
4 years, 1 month ago

AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 9,000 recovering …

Every day in Tower Hamlets I hear from families who have lost someone to Covid
4 years, 2 months ago

Every day in Tower Hamlets I hear from families who have lost someone to Covid

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. During the first lockdown, one consultant …

Covid pressure on hospitals expected to continue even after vaccines bring death rate down, warns Matt Hancock
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid pressure on hospitals expected to continue even after vaccines bring death rate down, warns Matt Hancock

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hospitals are expected to continue facing high numbers of coronavirus cases …

Coronavirus: Liverpool mass testing missed 60 per cent of cases and didn’t impact on infection rates, report says
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: Liverpool mass testing missed 60 per cent of cases and didn’t impact on infection rates, report says

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rapid-result tests used during Liverpool’s much-heralded mass coronavirus testing pilot …

Covid: Earlier lockdown in England could have saved more than 20,000 lives, new study says
4 years, 3 months ago

Covid: Earlier lockdown in England could have saved more than 20,000 lives, new study says

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The study said: “Among control measures implemented, only national lockdown brought the reproduction number below …

Care homes across UK refusing to roll out rapid Covid tests due to safety concerns
4 years, 3 months ago

Care homes across UK refusing to roll out rapid Covid tests due to safety concerns

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. One care home told The Independent that it had “no confidence” in the tests and …

Minneapolis doctor wipes away tears in describing Covid-19’s toll on hospital workers
4 years, 4 months ago

Minneapolis doctor wipes away tears in describing Covid-19’s toll on hospital workers

CNN  

CNN — Dr. Shirlee Xie took care of five patients with Covid-19 the last time she worked at her Minneapolis hospital. “The wife got sicker and sicker and she died in the hospital, and her husband had to watch her die, and so he had to see that fear and that grief,” Dr. Xie said, wiping away tears, in an …

Great-grandmother, 78, faces being EVICTED from her care home today
4 years, 4 months ago

Great-grandmother, 78, faces being EVICTED from her care home today

Daily Mail  

A great-grandmother who is being evicted from her care home after having an 'unauthorised' visit through an open patio door with her police officer daughter had nearly died from Covid-19. Ms Hobbs - pictured outside the care home today - said she was 'heartbroken' that her mother had been evicted, and felt terrified about having to find her a new …

How Trump set up nursing home residents to die in the pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

How Trump set up nursing home residents to die in the pandemic

Salon  

As the coronavirus pandemic rages to new heights and we gear up for a new administration, there's an important step President-Elect Joe Biden could take right away to protect our most vulnerable population. He could restore the ability for nursing home residents to sue their facilities for poor health standards. Nursing home deaths from COVID-19 in Minnesota and Rhode Island, …

Nursing homes still see dangerously long waits for Covid-19 test results
4 years, 4 months ago

Nursing homes still see dangerously long waits for Covid-19 test results

CNN  

KHN — Nursing homes are still taking days to get back Covid-19 test results as many shun the Trump administration’s central strategy to limit the spread of the virus among old and sick Americans. The federal government “just hands stuff off to nursing homes and then says, ‘Hey, it’s yours; go use it,’” he said. “And then when things fall …

Government says ‘Covid-secure’ care home visits will be allowed during England lockdown
4 years, 4 months ago

Government says ‘Covid-secure’ care home visits will be allowed during England lockdown

The Independent  

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Coronavirus: Government throwing ‘lit match into a haystack’ by discharging Covid patients to care homes
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus: Government throwing ‘lit match into a haystack’ by discharging Covid patients to care homes

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government has been warned it is throwing “a lit match …

Patients discharged from hospitals without Covid test results
4 years, 4 months ago

Patients discharged from hospitals without Covid test results

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Independent national patient body Healthwatch England said it had learned many patients were discharged from …

Coronavirus: More than 100 care home inspectors forced to self-isolate as ministers withhold regular testing
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: More than 100 care home inspectors forced to self-isolate as ministers withhold regular testing

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Department of Health and Social Care said inspectors do not get close enough to …

Human rights group's Fury over plans to discharge Covid-19 patients into care homes again
4 years, 5 months ago

Human rights group's Fury over plans to discharge Covid-19 patients into care homes again

Daily Mail  

Government plans to send elderly Covid-19 hospital patients back into care homes will be like 'throwing a lit match into a haystack', a leading human rights group has warned. Care homes are once again being asked to take in elderly hospital patients infected with coronavirus to protect the NHS from being overwhelmed in winter Amnesty said the treatment of care …

‘Putting lives at risk’: Ministers deny coronavirus tests for care home inspectors
4 years, 5 months ago

‘Putting lives at risk’: Ministers deny coronavirus tests for care home inspectors

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Labour MP Barbara Keeley said: “The refusal of the Department of Health and Social Care …

Coronavirus: Refuse Covid patients if you can’t stop spread of virus, care homes told
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Refuse Covid patients if you can’t stop spread of virus, care homes told

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Staff should admit these patients only if care homes are equipped with the right PPE …

Aged care sector might not be ready for more coronavirus outbreaks, Royal Melbourne Hospital doctor warns
4 years, 5 months ago

Aged care sector might not be ready for more coronavirus outbreaks, Royal Melbourne Hospital doctor warns

ABC  

A doctor who reviewed the coronavirus outbreak that forced the Royal Melbourne Hospital to close its Royal Park campus is calling for more precautions in high-risk settings, warning more needs to be done to prevent a repeat of the aged care outbreaks that left almost 650 people dead. Key points: A review found varied symptoms in aged care patients made …

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