The Guardian

JANUARY 5, 2023

NHS trusts in south-west using hotels to free up beds to help them cope with winter crisis UK politics live – latest news updates Hospitals in several parts of England are discharging patients into “care hotels” in an effort to free up desperately needed beds to help them cope with the NHS winter crisis.

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The Guardian

JANUARY 24, 2024

Cash-starved Bristol city council is not the real villain here, but its proposed strategy tells us some lives matter less than others If you want a symbol of this country’s shredded safety net, look no further than Mark in Bristol. Continue reading.

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The Guardian

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Activists and readers opposed the Bristol plan and won. Last month, I reported on cash-strapped Bristol city council’s proposal to move disabled people into residential care if it was deemed “best value” compared with providing support in their own homes. Readers took to social media with their outrage.

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The Guardian

APRIL 17, 2024

Marcus Hanlin, 57, was on a regime at Cheddar Grove nursing home in Bristol that included him only eating pureed meals and being kept away from food preparation areas because of a risk of choking and swallowing issues. Continue reading.

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The Critical Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

What Covid-19 has done is exacerbate existing inequalities in the UK that have been evident for many years, particularly as a result of years of successive governments pursuing a policy of austerity. Drawing on Office for National Data (ONS), she states that disabled people make up two thirds of coronavirus deaths in the UK.

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