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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-care-homes-covid-nursing-covid-uk-a9681576.htmlPublished by: INDEPENDENT on 22 Aug 2020
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One nurse tells study: ‘We were under constant pressure to admit people who were Covid positive’ Removed from bookmarks I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Nursing homes were put under “constant” pressure to accept patientswith coronavirus while being regularly refused treatment from hospitals and GPs for residents who became ill at the height of the Covid crisis, a landmark study has revealed.
The Queen’s Nursing Institute said homes were told hospitals had blanket “no admissions” policies during April and May while GPs and local managers imposed unlawful do not resuscitate orders on residents.
The findings have emerged in a survey by the QNI, the world’s oldest nursing charity, which surveyed 163 care home nurses and managers working across the country.
Carried out between May and June this year, the study establishes an evidence base of the impact on the sector from coronavirus, in [...]
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Who are Independent?The Independent is a prominent British online newspaper that originally grew to fame as a high-quality national print broadsheet. True to its name, it was established to offer an objective, politically unaligned alternative to the heavily biased traditional British press.
What is Coronavirus?Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, coronaviruses cause respiratory tract infections that are typically mild, such as the common cold, though rarer forms such as SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 can be lethal. Symptoms vary in other species: in chickens, they cause an upper respiratory tract disease, while in cows and pigs they cause diarrhea. There are yet to be vaccines or antiviral drugs to prevent or treat human coronavirus infections.
What is Care Home?A Care Home or nursing home is a facility for the residential care of elderly or disabled people. Care homes are used by people who do not need to be in a hospital, but cannot be cared for at home. The nursing home facility nurses have the responsibilities of caring for the patients' medical needs and also the responsibility of being in charge of other employees, depending on their ranks. Most nursing homes have nursing aides and skilled nurses on hand 24 hours a day.
