Prime Minister Sets Out Plan for Living with COVID
All Covid restrictions will end in England on Thursday and free mass testing will stop from 1 April. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told MPs the…
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Covid-19
Increased Dementia Risk Post COVID-19 Infection, Study Suggests
Research suggests that almost a third (32 of every 100) of older adults infected with COVID-19 in 2020 developed at least one new condition that…
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“Follow the Guidance” CQC Urges on Care Home Visits
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has urged care home providers to follow government guidance on care home visits following the January lifting of restrictions. In…
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£8.7bn on Pandemic PPE “Written Off” in Past Year
The government is facing fierce criticism after being accused of “wasting” billions on unusable personal protective equipment (PPE) and buying products at hugely at inflated…
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Scrapping Mandatory Vaccination Policy is the Right Move says BMA
The British Medical Association says that the Government’s decision to scrap the policy requiring NHS workers in England to be vaccinated against Covid-19 as a…
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Second Ground-Breaking Antiviral to be Deployed to Country’s Most Vulnerable
Thousands of the country’s most vulnerable will be able to access the UK’s second ground-breaking antiviral – Pfizer’s PF-07321332+ritonavir (Paxlovid®) – from Thursday 10 February,…
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Second Ground-Breaking Antiviral to be Deployed to Country’s Most Vulnerable
Thousands of the country’s most vulnerable will be able to access the UK’s second ground-breaking antiviral – Pfizer’s PF-07321332+ritonavir (Paxlovid®) – from Thursday 10 February,…
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England to Return to Plan A Following the Success of the Booster Programme
The Government has today announced that England will fully return to Plan A on Thursday 27 January thanks to the success of the booster programme
Read more...Care Workers Urged to Get Covid-19 Booster
CARE workers are being urged to get their Covid-19 booster jab because providers fear the worst of the Omicron variant is still to come.
Read more...Omicron Cash Grants in England Available for Today
Businesses in England most impacted by the Omicron variant will be able to tap into a multimillion-pound support package in the coming weeks, as the government today
Read more...More Than Two Million Jabs Up for Grabs Over Next Week
England’s top GP is urging people to come forward for their booster jab with two million appointments up for grabs over the next week as the NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Programme
Read more...One Year Anniversary of UK Deploying Oxford/Astrazeneca Covid-19 Vaccine
One year ago today [Tuesday 4 January 2021] the UK became the first country in the world to administer the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
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UK Marks 132 Million Life-Saving Covid-19 Vaccinations in 2021
Around 132 million COVID-19 vaccinations were administered across all four nations of the UK in 2021, as part of the largest vaccination programme in British…
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Welcome for extra £60m to aid care staff crisis
CARE providers today welcomed a £60m Government cash injection for the sector but wished it had come sooner. The Independent Care Group (ICG) says every…
Read more...Government Must Listen to Those Needing Care in 2022
THE Government must listen to the needs of older and vulnerable people who need care and start taking meaningful action in 2022, a campaigner said…
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