Angela’s charity has dished out hot meals to hungry key workers during the pandemic What’s a kitchen whiz to do when Covid closes her restaurants? In Angela’s case, it’s whisk up 1,000 meals a day for NHS workers, as Francesca Babb discovers When the first lockdown closed her restaurants last March, Angela Hartnett was quick … Read more
The organiser of Clap for Carers is calling for a return to the weekly round of applause during England’s third national lockdown – starting from 8pm tomorrow. Annemarie Plas, from South London, helped Britain thank NHS workers and carers during the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, with rounds of applause taking place for 10 … Read more
Thousands of people now depend on others to do their shopping, withdraw cash and pay bills on their behalf because of the pandemic. But this has put them at a greater risk of fraud. Last year, there were 29,180 concerns raised over financial abuse, according to NHS records. And if you hand your bank card … Read more
A woman who was arrested for taking dementia-stricken mother out of her care home has shared the shocking moment carers coldly cut her window visit short after ‘ignoring concerns’ about her health. Ylenia Angeli, 73, was detained by police on suspicion of assault last month after trying to take her 97-year-old mother Tina Thornborough out … Read more
Toddler aged 17 months drowned in rainwater trough in garden of his foster carer’s Somerset home, his family say Thomas Branchflower, aged seventeen months, found ‘unresponsive’ in trough His mother, Tanya, said: ‘He was very much loved and adored by us, his parents’ Inquest is now underway, with preliminary cause of death given as drowning By … Read more
Carers are to be banned from working in more than one home to halt Covid spread after claim outbreaks in first lockdown were fueled by staff employed at multiple sites Government understood to be drawing up laws to make staff movement illegal ONS found care homes with agency staff had higher Covid rates than others … Read more
I am a carer for my husband who has had three strokes. I wasn’t aware that I could claim my state pension, but when I did many thousands of pounds were deducted from the backpayment. I am still a carer looking after my husband, but am no longer entitled to a carer’s allowance because I … Read more
Clamp for our carers! Free parking for NHS staff will end as the coronavirus pandemic eases, government confirms The government initially on March 25 said it would cover NHS staff parking costs However, the Department of Health now says that it cannot continue doing so Free parking will only continue for patients and staff in … Read more
Clamp for our carers! Free parking for NHS staff will end as the coronavirus pandemic eases, government confirms The government initially on March 25 said it would cover NHS staff parking costs However, the Department of Health now says that it cannot continue doing so Free parking will only continue for patients and staff in … Read more
The PM announced in the briefing today that the UK would clap one final time on Sunday at 5PM Boris Johnson announced today that the country will clap for keyworkers one last time on Sunday at 5PM. It comes after the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) published an open letter saying they would take part in the … Read more