World of work will change forever because of coronavirus crisis
Dr Edward Jones’s business prescription for surviving the pandemic A leading academic says the seismic shift in the way companies operate as a result of the coronavirus crisis will see many more staff working from home in future rather in an office. According to...
Care home boss describes huge emotional and financial cost of Covid-19 crisis
A care home owner has described the anguish of staff after four residents died from suspected Covid-19 and how he’s spent an extra £100,000 trying to protect his homes since the pandemic started. Mark Bailey, the managing director of Fairways Care said the outbreak...
Spectacular poppy display to mark VE Day 75th anniversary
Artistic care home residents have created a spectacular display to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day. They have made a giant number 75 – five feet high and six feet across – adorned with bright red poppies which will form the centrepiece of the celebrations at the...
University trains up 170 extra intensive care staff to fight pandemic
A 170-strong team of nursing staff have been trained to work in critical care units across North Wales and save as many lives as possible during the Covid-19 pandemic. The reinforcements have completed a fast-track course supported by Bangor University’s School of...
Farming brought to life thanks to new ‘classroom on wheels’
The coordinator of a project to help to bring the mysteries of farming and food production to children across Cornwall has vowed to get the show back on the road after the coronavirus crisis. Almost 9,000 schoolchildren and 98 primary schools have already enjoyed the...
Call for £3m hardship fund for firms falling through cracks in Covid-19 crisis
Business leaders in North Wales are calling for a new £3 million hardship fund to be set up provide urgent help for companies who don’t qualify for any of the emergency Covid-19 support. The plea has come from the North Wales and Mersey Dee Business Council, the...
Welsh NHS staff send birthday wishes to Colonel Tom – in song of course
NHS staff from across Wales have come together to sing heartfelt and bilingual 100th birthday video greetings to the remarkable Colonel Tom Moore. The rousing rendition of Penblwydd Hapus and Happy Birthday is a tribute to the war veteran who was promoted to Colonel...
Accepting hospital patients into care homes led to doubling of Covid-19 deaths
A social care leader says news that care home deaths from Covid-19 have doubled is “utterly shocking but not surprising” because the virus has been imported into them by patients discharged from hospital. Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, said the...
Captain Tom brightens lives of hospital patients and staff in North Wales during Covid-19 crisi
The remarkable efforts of centenarian charity walker Captain Tom Moore will be helping to brighten the lives of hospital patients and staff in North Wales during the coronavirus crisis. So far, the war veteran has raised more than £28 million for NHS Charities...
Care home owner warns of mass closures after losing 11 residents to Covid-19
Half the 650 care homes in Wales threatened with closure A care home boss who has lost 11 residents to suspected Covid-19 in one of his facilities has called for more urgent support from the Welsh Government amid warnings of mass closures across Wales. Sanjiv Joshi,...
