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The letter, signed by Seona Douglas, Reading Borough Council’s executive director for Social Care & Health, alongside other adult social care directors, states: "In Berkshire West we consider that it is not acceptable to ask care homes to take new admission patients who are tested positive for COVID … read more

Tom Surrey, director for Adult Social Care Quality at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), sent a letter telling local authorities they need to ‘identify designated accommodation’ and then notify the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of the details of these facilities as soon as tomorrow (16 … read more

New research suggests that care home residents should be tested even if they are feeling generally unwell, as those with coronavirus may be asymptomatic or not display typical symptoms.According to the study by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and North Norfolk Primary Care, supported by UEA Heal … read more

Ms Ashburner, 88-year-old care home resident, was rushed to Croydon University Hospital on the 21 March, where she was tested positive for COVID-19 on admission. The Manse Residential Care Home had been treating her as a COVID-19 patient but were waiting for the test results to arrive.& … read more