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These statistics show a horrific increase in the number of people who have died in care homes. The Government has been warned that the increase in the infection rate has been driven by the epidemic in care homes and yet it has failed to tackle it. There is still complete […]
Almost 8,000 people have died in care homes, and we are still seeing serious problems with getting personal protective equipment (PPE) to frontline care workers. I’ve heard directly from care staff who have only just received PPE, and many are having to re-use the same mask all day. This is […]
Today I joined the BBC News Panel reacting to Prime Minister’s Questions. One of the main topics we talked about was the Government moving to publish daily figures for COVID-19 related deaths outside of hospitals, including in care homes. This is something I had been pushing the Government to do, […]
Today I was a guest on BBC Radio 5 Live’s The Emma Barnett Show. On the show we discussed what more is needed from the Government during the COVID-19 crisis, especially for care homes, on testing and PPE. We also discussed the impact of schools being closed. You can listen […]
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The latest ONS figures show how badly coronavirus is affecting social care. Sending care workers miles away for testing, especially if they don’t have a car, simply doesn’t make sense. We need more local testing centres and mobile testing, alongside proper PPE for all frontline staff. You can watch me speaking […]
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