Extra medics drafted in to help at covid-hit Paisley care home

care home after watching her suffer through nine months of lockdown.Lucy Challoner, 22, who lost her dad to suicide in 2007, told how she can no longer bear the separation.Lucy’s mum Judy suffers from alcohol-related brain damage and her 98-year-old gran Mary Boag is also isolated in a care home.Judy started drinking after her husband died.Lucy, who lives with 19-year-old brother Jack in Edinburgh, said: “It’s been really tough not getting to see mum or gran for the best part of the year.“Time

Covid-19 as 48 people in total tested positive for the deadly bug. NHS chiefs confirmed the outbreak at Lomond Court in the Woodside area on Glenrothes, Fife on Friday December 11.

direct to your inboxResidents of a Manchester care home were put ‘at risk of avoidable harm’ by staff during a Covid-19 outbreak, a report has found.Three workers at The Royal Elms Care in Newton Heath were found wearing their face masks under their nose during a visit by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in October.Inspectors said the spread of infection was increased by personal protective equipment (PPE) being left out in areas frequently touched by staff and people living in the

Manchester Evening News : "I had to contact the coroners' office to get them to arrange for his things to be sent. "They finally sent his belongings and many items were missing.

Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Studios have contributed $603,000 (€500,000) to a fund to support workers in the German entertainment industry — including roadies, make-up artists, gaffers, and sound technicians — affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

East Kilbride after both their parents survived COVID.

Call for anti-vaxxers to be banned from public spaces if they do not get jagNHS Tayside’s COVID Vaccination Programme Board has been working with partners to finalise the vaccine delivery plans for Tayside and the first vaccinations against COVID-19 have been given to healthcare staff at Ninewells Hospital.The first group to receive the jab was some of the immunisers who will be giving the vaccination to others, including other frontline staff working in high risk areas, such domestic staff,

direct to your inboxChristmas 2020 is already shaping up to be a very different festive season.With much of the country still under severe restrictions after the lifting of lockdown last week, many traditions have had to be put on hold this year.But one thing we know won't change is the selfless work of the region's many Christmas heroes.Every year, the M.E.N celebrates the people who are working on the frontline during the festive period - and this year, that's never felt more important.

direct to your inboxA care home worker claims he wasn't paid to self-isolate after testing positive with Covid-19.One support worker, who is employed by a care home in south Manchester, alleges he was forced to apply for statutory sick pay when he contracted the virus.This meant he was paid just £90 a week, despite usually working 48 hour weeks and earning a monthly salary of around £1,600.Adult social care providers are expected to pay the full wages of care home staff who are isolating, after

Perth and Kinross response to the care home sector during the pandemic has been hailed as “exemplary.” The region’s chief officer for health and social care this week told a local committee it had been a “very challenging seven months.”He praised staff for having done “a remarkable job in those most telling circumstances.”Perth and Kinross residents told COVID vaccine is safe and they should get itThe chief officer for health and social care Gordon Paterson was presenting a six-month performance

Read More About: Nearly 5,000 Rock Choir members from across England, Wales and Scotland came together virtually as one choir to record their vocals on the track, including the Paisley group which is lead by Charlene Gordon.Founder and creator of Rock Choir, Caroline Redman Lusher, said: “Singing brings a sense of community and togetherness with a power to uplift and heal individuals.

hereHaider was among those who sacrificed time with his family so he could dedicate himself to Covid patients, first living in a hotel, and later alone at the family home in Hale for months on end.He was able to spend just a few days with his youngest child after he was born in April, before his wife Rasha Al-Talib and their three children went away to stay with her parents and he went back to work.Even when he himself fell ill with Covid, he declined Rasha's offer to come home to care for him,

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The rapid outbreak of coronavirus at a Paisley care home could have been avoided, a whistleblower has told the Paisley Daily Express.The Braemount Care Home worker believes the rapid spread of the virus could have prevented had staff not been asked to work across all three units at the Glenburn campus and if better cleaning had been enforced.The Express revealed earlier this week how 47 residents, 55 per

coronavirus outbreak at a Scots nursing home branded “weak” for its Covid-19 response. Mavisbank Care Home in Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow, confirmed the deaths and said 11 staff members and seven residents remain positive for the virus following an outbreak in recent weeks.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThe Weston Tavern and Restaurant in Kilmaurs has become the latest East Ayrshire venue to install a life-saving defibrillator with help from charity St John Scotland.The equipment, which can help save someone’s life if they have a cardiac arrest, has been installed on the side wall of the restaurant on the town’s Main Street.

hereLawyers instructed by Mr Davies have taken legal action against Wigan Council, which has responsibilities for her care regime, on behalf of Mrs Davies.They told Mr Justice Hayden that blanket visiting policies had caused 'personal desolation' - and said the case could affect thousands of people.The judge oversaw a preliminary virtual hearing on Monday in the Court of Protection, where issues relating to people who do not have the mental capacity to make decisions for themselves are heard.At

Read More About: The largest care home provider in Britain, the company said it was would not reveal the exact number of deaths for privacy reasons, but said, on Thursday, the number was less than five. A spokeswoman for the home, which remained free of Covid-19 in the first wave of the pandemic, said: “Our thoughts and sympathies are with all families who have lost a loved one from coronavirus and we are doing all we can to support them at this difficult time.

Jake Kanter, Tom Grater EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a hot one: Killing Eve star Jodie Comer and The Irishman actor Stephen Graham are on the brink of signing up for a Channel 4 drama that will be set in a UK care home during the coronavirus crisis, Deadline can reveal.The four-part series is housed at All3Media-backed production outfit The Forge, which has reunited the stellar team behind the BAFTA-winning National Treasure to make the topical drama, including writer Jack Thorne and director Marc