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Long Covid is said to affect white middle-aged women more – but data suggests otherwise
Race, wealth and free time dictate who gets to be treated for long Covid – making the condition ‘the new pandemic’

Tik Root

14, Oct, 2022 @3:00 PM

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Young trans people accessing treatment outside NHS may get safeguarding referral
Draft guidelines for England state protocols can be initiated in relation to treatments obtained privately

Alexandra Toppingand agencies

14, Oct, 2022 @2:34 PM

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‘I’m going to get there’: the slow path to recovery from long Covid
For some people living with long Covid, their symptoms have improved. One thing is clear, though: in recovery, one size does not fit all

Ian Sample

14, Oct, 2022 @8:00 AM

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I was an athlete – now I’m 30 and in a wheelchair thanks to long Covid
I know a runner, a fighter, a coach are still in me. But I don’t feel like her any more

Savannah Brooks. Illustrations by Julia Louise Pereira

14, Oct, 2022 @8:00 AM

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Why global investors are piling into the UK’s luxury care home sector
With people aged 65 and over controlling 51% of Britain’s wealth, the logic for investors is simple

Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

13, Oct, 2022 @8:00 PM

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A first drink and a lifelong friendship on a school exchange in France | Letter
Letter: Susan Laborde writes of her love of wine and all things French in response to an article by Adrian Chiles

Letters

13, Oct, 2022 @4:19 PM

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Canadian owners of Signature care homes avoid UK taxes, researchers claim
Firm owning chain where workers at one of its 36 homes were fired over abuse reportedly shifts profits offshore

Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

13, Oct, 2022 @4:02 PM

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‘Abuse, no other word for it’: a nurse analyses Reigate care home footage
Abuse of Ann King, an elderly resident, flies in face of every care work standard, expert says

Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

13, Oct, 2022 @4:01 PM

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‘I will always hear her screams’: family tell of heartbreak over care home abuse
Reigate Grange promised a ‘cruise ship’ lifestyle. Instead, a family’s hidden camera recorded harrowing abuse

Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

13, Oct, 2022 @4:01 PM

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Secret footage reveals abuse of woman with dementia at luxury UK care home
Exclusive: Family of Ann King, 88, hid camera in room at Reigate Grange in Surrey amid concerns about her welfare

Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

13, Oct, 2022 @4:00 PM

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Cost of eradicating NHS repairs backlog hits £10bn for first time
NHS in England would need to spend £10.2bn to bring rundown buildings and kit up to standard, figures show

Michael Goodier and Denis Campbell

13, Oct, 2022 @3:04 PM

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When doctors become long Covid patients – and still aren’t believed
Our instinct now is to ignore and deny what we can’t understand or help. I suspect such a reaction stems from fear

Yoojin Na

13, Oct, 2022 @3:00 PM

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