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More than a third of care homes in England have suffered an outbreak of Covid-19, according to a report published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Wyld Networks has signed an agreement with Highland Health Ventures (HHV) to test and deploy its mobile mesh technology into care homes in Scotland to help protect residents, staff and visitors and prevent the spread of Covid-19 or other viruses.

The care sector needs 200,000 Covid-19 tests a day to ensure the safety of residents and staff according to the National Care Forum (NCF).

Ageist language has increased over the course of the Covid-19 crisis according to a new poll commissioned by the charity Independent Age.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told Parliament that the government needs a more co-ordinated policy between health and social care as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

An app released by wellbeing company Active Minds is helping carers of those living with dementia to keep minds active during lockdown.

The number of deaths in care homes related to Covid-19 has declined by 31%, according to the latest weekly data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Care England has called on the UK government to do more to ensure more £3.2bn of emergency funds for councils to help tackle the Covid-19 pandemic gets to the social care front line.

Care providers have backed government promises of extra help for care and nursing homes in the battle against Covid-19.

Scotland has introduced new arrangements to strengthen the clinical oversight of care homes to help providers deal with the Covid-19 crisis.

A leading care home manager has warned the sector faces a devastating second wave of Covid-19 infections due to the UK government’s response to the virus.

MEDsan UK has launched a Covid-19 testing strategy for businesses wanting to get employees back to work.

Care home residents account for over a third of all UK deaths related to Covid-19, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics.

Birmingham GP organisation South Doc Services (SDS) has pioneered a free-to-use support service for all the care homes in the city by using telephone and video technology.

A care and rehab group is to host a webinar on Friday (15 May) to share its experience of internal operations software used during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Barchester Healthcare has acquired a Hampshire development site with planning permission for a 62-bed care home from Newcore Capital Management.

The UK government is to spend an extra £600m on infection control in care and nursing homes to help the fight against Covid-19.

The outbreak of Covid-19 has led to the death of least 20,000 people in care homes in England and Wales according to an estimate by Reuters based on official data.

Social care is the sector most likely to recover in 2021 from a UK economic downturn according to commercial property specialists Instant Offices.

Care providers fear a spike in the number of care and nursing home deaths from coronavirus if lockdown restrictions are lifted too quickly despite a downward trend in weekly data.