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Billie Ahouzan is one of the care workers and cleaners at Sage Nursing Home in north London who have gone on strike. Along with his colleagues, he says they were left with no option after attempting to negotiate over issues of low pay, sick pay and union recognition. Ahouzan, who has worked at the home for 12 years, describes his love for the residents and the challenges he faced during the pandemic.
Health secretary says "pandemic is growing" and medically vulnerable will be at the front of the queue for a check.
The change in guidelines comes after HuffPost UK revealed elderly people were forced to lie about symptoms so they could be tested and admitted.
Exclusive: Daughter of 97 year-old woman told by GP to make up symptoms to get a test so mother can access respite care.
The government has announced two new "life-saving" tests for Covid-19 and flu, which can give results in 90 minutes.
The government has been accused of adopting a “slow, inconsistent and at times negligent” approach to social care.
It cannot be possible for future announcements about reward to set them aside, Vic Rayner writes.
Veteran MP Sir Roger Gale is worried post-Brexit immigration rules will leave a “gaping hole” in care homes and in low-paid NHS jobs.
Government believes figure is due to shift from NHS and care homes to community cases.
Charity chief executive blasts prime minister for "cowardly" blaming care homes instead of admitting "making mistake after mistake".