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Labour tells government to ‘get a grip’ over mixed messages on Covid isolation
Ministers have been going around saying the public do not need to isolate when, um, told to isolate by the NHS Covid-19 app.
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Labour tells government to ‘get a grip’ over mixed messages on Covid isolation
Ministers have been going around saying the public do not need to isolate when, um, told to isolate by the NHS Covid-19 app.
Revealed: Home Secretary’s ‘vital’ quarantine checks are almost non-existent
The Isolation Assurance Service – the Government’s system for ensuring quarantine compliance – didn’t contact over 1.9 million of the two million passengers spot checked by Border Force.
A ‘Minister for Loneliness’ won’t fix our broken society
Tory policies have fragmented society and left us all feeling isolated. Creating a 'Minister for Loneliness' now is too little too late
Loneliness and isolation are public health issues on a par with smoking
With all too regular reports of services failing to ensure even the most basic levels of care and safety, some might argue that loneliness is not the most important problem we face. But loneliness and isolation are public health issues with an impact and cost on a par with smoking.
Isolation in the elderly; facing up to the challenge
Vicki Purewal, Head of Nesta’s Centre for Challenge Prizes, writes about the challenge of combating isolation and loneliness amongst pensioners and the elderly.