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Devastating impact of Covid on Lancashire health and care staff laid bare

Generic image of old person with a nurse in a care home in Glasgow.. Hospital and care home staff in Lancashire are suffering from the “trauma” of more than a year of dealing with Covid and its devastating effects. That was the message to a group of senior NHS figures in the county, who heard that the pandemic had taken its toll on the health of some of those who have been on the frontline throughout, helping others. A meeting of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Strategic Commissioning Committee was told that the impact of the crisis was showing through in the two sectors that have been hit hardest by it.

How Lancashire health and care staff have been affected by working through the pandemic

A year on the pandemic frontline has taken its toll on some Lancashire health and care staff “The regulated care sector [is] very fragile – both in relation to [its] financial position and some of the trauma that those staff have experienced,” explained Kathryn Lord, director of quality at East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). “We have lost large numbers of residents very quickly in some of those [care] homes, so bereavement support and support around resilience is [being provided to] staff. I think it’s important that we don’t forget that.” The committee heard that a similar situation was facing some hospital workers. The absence rate across Lancashire and South Cumbria’s NHS trusts is declining and, at 7.4 percent, is in line with the national average.

From scavenger to household royalty: How dogs evolved from wolves to pampered pets

From scavenger to household royalty: How dogs evolved from wolves to pampered pets Scientists agree that dogs evolved from wolves and were the first domesticated animals. But exactly how that happened is hotly contested. IDEAS contributor Neil Sandell examines the theories and the evolution of the relationship between dogs and humans. Social Sharing Neil Sandell · Posted: Mar 01, 2021 5:13 PM ET | Last Updated: March 8 Scientists agree dogs were the first domesticated animal but exactly how that happened is contested. Did humans do it, or was it self-domestication?(John Phillips/Getty Images)

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