Racial disparity in COVID deaths exists beyond poverty
New research proves that racial differences in COVID-19 deaths happens beyond economic explanations.
24/7 live-in care at home: A post-COVID solution for the future of UK elderly...
Here, Peter Seldon, CEO of Consultus Care & Nursing explains the potentials of a revolution in elderly care and what we can do to get there.
Healthcare systems must uncover data blind spots to drive change post-COVID-19
Dr Anas Nader, CEO at Patchwork Health explains why healthcare providers must make greater efforts to gather, analyse and act upon data blind spots to drive change post-COVID-19.
How can we combat loneliness in care homes?
Red Homes Healthcare discuss the mental health crisis in care homes and explore what can be done to prevent loneliness.
Can lavender aid those who struggle with insomnia?
Dr Deborah Lee, Dr Fox Online Pharmacy, explores how aromatherapy is fast emerging as a form of alternative medicine for many health conditions, including insomnia.
Diabetes significantly increases the risk of developing dementia
Here, Dr Deborah Lee, Dr Fox Online Pharmacy, explores the link between diabetes and the increased risk of developing dementia.
COVID-19 lockdown raises threat for children living in poor quality housing
Andreas Culora, analyst in the home affairs and social policy group at RAND Europe, highlights the heightened exposure to COVID-19 for children living in poor quality housing.
The danger of care home placement after hospital discharge
Paul Fever, of Go Access Distribution, explores the danger of care home placement after hospital discharge and discusses alternatives.
Covid-19: Could a vaccine be available by September?
Scientists from the University of Oxford, joint with AstraZeneca, are hopeful that their vaccine, to protect against Covid-19, could be available as early as September.
Providing specialist adult care in a post-COVID world
John Whitehead, CEO of Exemplar Health Care, discusses specialist adult care and how to continue delivering post-COVID.
What impact has lockdown had on mental health in the UK?
According to research undertaken by mental health charity, Mind, the UK's mental health has deteriorated during lockdown.
Front line worker shares insight into a post-COVID-19 NHS
Stephen Boyle, TeleTracking UK’s Product Specialist, recently returned to front line Critical Care nursing at East Cheshire NHS Trust in response to COVID-19. Here, he argues that most changes made within the NHS have been driven by necessity and not intentional innovation.
A new dawn for modern healthcare services
Justin Hall, GM and VP EMEA, iRhythm Technologies, explores the impact that COVID-19 has had on the rapid scaling of new technology-enabled healthcare services.
COVID-19 research: Racial justice in UK policy-making will help economy
New COVID-19 research asks UK to protect BAME and migrant groups from the economic impact of the pandemic, as they will be hit hardest.
The digital carer: Do the core skills for a carer need a COVID re-boot?
William Britton, founder of AutonoMe, discusses how we must attempt to draw more people into the caring industry by re-booting the core skills required.
COVID-19 prison death rate three times higher than general US population
COVID-19 cases and deaths in federal and state prisons are significantly higher than in general US population, according to researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Black individuals are twice as likely to contract COVID-19
Research published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society has found that Black individuals are twice as likely, as White individuals, to test positive for COVID-19.
The cost of fashion: 4.1 million Bangladeshi garment workers
The #PayUp movement has called attention to the multi-billion dollar fashion brands who exploit Bangladeshi garment workers and have capitalised from underpaid UK garment workers.
No lockdown: Sweden now faces increased COVID-19 deaths
Researchers explore the results of no lockdown in Sweden, with analysis on how other measures helped the country have less initial deaths.
Exploring the importance of language in social work
Luke Rodgers, Director of Strategy at the Care Leaders and Julie Tyas, registered social worker and Senior Strategy Lead at Servelec, explore how the language used in a young person’s care record can impact their future.