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"Now I'll take the Government to court for my dad": Ruling on Covid deaths in care homes 'opens floodgates'

"They were trying to hide it, trying to stop it. Now I can seek justice for my dad. But it’s not just my father, it’s for the people who didn’t have a voice.”

Manchester Evening News

Key points around the Government’s ‘unlawful’ care home discharge policies

Two women, whose fathers died during the first wave, mounted a legal challenge.

The Independent UK

Government responds to ruling it broke law by discharging hospital patients into care homes at start of Covid pandemic

'The vast majority of the judgment found in the Government’s favour'

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Government policy on allowing untested hospital patients into care homes was 'unlawful', court rules

“It is also now clear that Matt Hancock’s claim that the Government threw a protective ring around care homes in the first wave of the pandemic was nothing more than a despicable lie of which he ought to be ashamed and for which he ought to apologise.”

Manchester Evening News

Policies on discharging patients into care homes during Covid ruled unlawful

Bereaved families and care groups said the High Court ruling proves there was no protective ring around care homes at the start of the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock blames Public Health England after damning High Court ruling on Covid in care homes

Former health secretary ‘frequently stated how he wished [issue of asymptomatic transmission’ had been brought to his attention earlier’, says spokesman

The Independent UK

How accurate are lateral flow tests?

Free Covid-19 testing for most people will end on 1 April

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Discharging patients into care homes during Covid pandemic was 'unlawful', High Court rules

Two High Court judges have ruled the Government and NHS England acted "unlawfully" during the early stages of the pandemic when it came to discharging patients into care homes

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Government broke law by failing care home residents who died of Covid, High Court rules

Two women whose fathers died from Covid-19 have won a High Court challenge against the Government over policies on discharging patients to care homes at the outset of the pandemic.

Evening Standard

Women whose fathers died from Covid win High Court challenge against Government

Cathy Gardner, whose father Michael Gibson died, and Fay Harris, whose father Donald died, partially succeeded in their claims.

The Independent UK

Discharging patients to care homes during pandemic was 'unlawful', rules court

Ruling in case brought by two women whose fathers died from Covid-19

Wales Online

Care home residents ‘failed’ by government discharging Covid patients as Hancock slammed for ‘despicable lie’

Bereaved relatives says Matt Hancock should be ‘ashamed’ of claim that care homes were protected

The Independent UK

Welsh morning headlines: The latest news, coronavirus, Ukraine and sport news as food banks see demand soar

Parents are skipping meals, turning off appliances and going without heating to afford the internet so their children can do their homework

Wales Online

Women await ruling after challenging Government pandemic care home policy

Cathy Gardner and Fay Harris, whose fathers died, took High Court action against Health Secretary Sajid Javid, NHS England and Public Health England.

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UK health agency to cut 800 jobs and halt routine Covid testing

Exclusive: ‘Alarming’ cuts by UK Health Security Agency could cost lives, public health experts warn

The Independent UK

How accurate are lateral flow tests?

Free Covid-19 testing for most people will end on 1 April

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How accurate are Covid tests?

Free Covid-19 testing for most people will end on 1 April

Daily Mirror

Covid could 'reset' and dodge all vaccines with future pandemic 'certain', expert warns

Speaking at a virtual Royal Society conference, the Government's chief scientific adviser for England also said the "world needs to be ready" for inevitable future pandemics which look very different to the current one

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The Independent UK

Covid-19 variant that ‘escapes immunity’ could take world by surprise – Vallance

Sir Patrick Vallance spoke at a virtual Royal Society conference about coronavirus mutations, inevitable future pandemics and science funding.

The Independent UK

How accurate are Covid tests?

Free Covid-19 testing for most people will end on 1 April

Wales Online

Tick bite dangers and Lyme disease risk - what you need to know before your woodland walk

People going out and about in the countryside need to be aware of the tick dangers

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