Traffic accidents
Two men have been charged in connection with a fatal crash involving a stolen car that collided with a care home in Sunderland. The incident occurred during a police pursuit on Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of two care home residents, a woman in her 90s and a woman in
Traffic accidents
Two elderly residents at Highcliffe Care Home in Sunderland have tragically passed away after a stolen BMW, being pursued by police, crashed into the care home. The collision occurred at around 9.40pm on Wednesday, causing structural damage to the building. Eight other residents were taken to the hospital with
Traffic accidents
A car crashed into a care home during a police pursuit, injuring eight people and causing significant structural damage. The incident occurred on Wednesday at around 9:40 pm when a blue BMW, involved in a police pursuit, collided with the Highcliffe Care Home premises in Witherwack, Sunderland. Residents were
Traffic accidents
Emergency services rushed to the scene at Highcliffe Care Home in Witherwack, Sunderland, after a BMW smashed into the building, causing substantial damage. The vehicle had been involved in a police pursuit prior to the incident, and eight people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Two men, aged 21,
Traffic accidents
A critical incident occurred on Wednesday when a car crashed into Highcliffe Care Home in Sunderland, leaving eight residents requiring hospital treatment. The crash happened during a police pursuit of a stolen BMW, which had been reported stolen in Newcastle earlier that evening. The incident has raised concerns about the
Charities
Meallmore care homes across Scotland came together for a unique fundraising challenge that raised an impressive £7,000 for Cancer Research UK. The event, which spanned a week, saw 313 colleagues, residents, families, and community members participate in walking, running, and canoeing, covering an astonishing 7,154 miles. This massive
Charities
In a remarkable display of teamwork and determination, colleagues and residents from Meallmore care homes across Scotland walked, ran, and canoed their way to raise £7000 for Cancer Research UK. The 'I would walk 1000 Meallmore Miles' challenge, which began as a wellbeing event, saw 313 participants from
Charities
A lively sports day held at Care UK's Seccombe Court in Adderbury brought together residents and staff for a series of fun-filled activities, including football darts and boccia adapted for all mobility levels. Simultaneously, the team embarked on a virtual John o'Groats to Land's
COVID-19
UK Covid-19 Inquiry has heard that over 43,000 deaths involving the virus occurred in care homes between March 2020 and July 2022, with a civil servant describing the toll as a "generational slaughter within care homes". Former health secretary Matt Hancock, who resigned in 2021, testified that
COVID-19
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the former health secretary, Matt Hancock, testified to the UK Covid-19 inquiry that discharging hospital patients to care homes was the "least worst decision" to make. This decision, made to free up hospital space, was later ruled illegal in a high court judgment. Hancock
COVID-19
Former health secretary Matt Hancock has defended the policy of discharging hospital patients into care homes during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, claiming it was "the least-worst decision" at the time. Hancock acknowledged the devastating death toll, but maintained that nobody had provided an alternative that
COVID-19
A top government official, Alasdair Donaldson, has described the COVID-19 pandemic as a "Government policy failure of modern times" that resulted in the unnecessary deaths of tens of thousands, with care homes being particularly devastated. Between March 2020 and July 2022, over 43,000 people died with COVID-19
