Ruthie Henshall’s elderly mother Gloria has passed away aged 87 after spending Britain’s lockdown in a care home. The West End star confirmed the news in a tweet shared with her followers on Tuesday afternoon, little more than a week after detailing the impact lockdown has had on her mother’s health. In a lengthy post, … Read more
Downing Street set itself on a collision course with social care reform campaigners today after the key issue warranted just nine words in the Queen’s Speech. Senior Tories including former health secretary Jeremy Hunt and deputy prime minister Damian Green warned today that ongoing delays over making sweeping changes to the system were causing ‘incredible … Read more
The moral strength of a society can be judged by how it treats its most vulnerable citizens. In most respects Britain does well on that measure, as reflected by the NHS, education and the benefits system, where essential needs are met collectively by the state. But there is one glaring omission: namely, social care. Despite … Read more
An Indian vlogger and actor has died from coronavirus shortly after appearing in a final video criticising his medical care. Rahul Vohra, 35, died in a New Delhi hospital on Sunday after being admitted in early May. His wife Jyoti Tiwari shared the news of Vohra’s death in an Instagram post on Monday accompanied by … Read more
Labour showed they ‘don’t care about Jews’ by appointing a former Jeremy Corbyn aide to head up the party’s complaints team the day after she was involved in a Twitter spat with TV star Rachel Riley, a court today heard. The Countdown maths ace today told the High Court she was surprised by the timing … Read more
Boost for care home residents as they will be allowed up to five named visitors from May 17 and be given ‘greater freedom’ to go out without having to isolate afterwards (but no hugging for now) Residents will be able to have visits from up to five named people, up from two PM also promised … Read more
Health minister Nadine Dorries today said she would not support plans to force care home staff to be vaccinated against coronavirus. The Government last month launched a consultation into whether mandatory jabs for carers would work and be ethical, with a final decision expected by July. Ms Dorries’ boss, Matt Hancock, has publicly endorsed the proposal, arguing … Read more
A young immigrant mother murdered her new born baby daughter after hiding her pregnancy when she entered the UK, a court heard today. Babita Rai crushed the infant’s skull, leaving her with ‘severe’ injuries and dumping her body in a park within hours of giving birth, a jury was told. The 24-year-old is accused of … Read more
Boris Johnson must change the law to put an end to ‘completely unacceptable’ blanket bans on care home visits, MPs and peers said last night. The cross-party group said the widespread restrictions were causing ‘rapid declines’ in residents’ physical and mental health – and could breach international human rights laws. The joint human rights committee … Read more
Boris Johnson must change the law to put an end to ‘completely unacceptable’ blanket bans on care home visits, MPs and peers said last night. The cross-party group said the widespread restrictions were causing ‘rapid declines’ in residents’ physical and mental health – and could breach international human rights laws. The joint human rights committee … Read more