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Representative body Independent Care Group (ICG) has called for an industry task force to lead an overhaul of the British care system in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Making Space has won the right to provide care at the £11m Harpers Green extra care housing scheme in Warrington in Cheshire.

Almost a third of people are less likely to want to put their relative in a care home due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a poll commissioned by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and Policy Exchange thinktanks.​

Care provider HC-One has pledged to award full Covid-19 sick pay to its workers who are self-isolating while waiting for a test.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have spoken to care workers from across the UK to thank them for their efforts to look after vulnerable residents during the coronavirus crisis.

The Independent Care Group (ICG) has dubbed reports that the UK government shelved plans to reform social care before the Covid-19 pandemic a “scandal”.

The British Psychological Society (BPS) has published guidance to support care professionals to meet the psychological needs of people with learning and intellectual disabilities, their families and carers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Complex needs care home provider Exemplar Health Care is to open its first facility in north-east England this summer following a £2m investment.

The health and social care select committee has called for evidence on what long-terms reforms are needed to the funding system of social care.

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.