Covid Vaccination To Be Mandatory For England’s Care Home Staff
The government is to make coronavirus vaccinations compulsory for care home staff who work with elderly and vulnerable people according to reports today (June16).
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Over 70 Million Total Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccine Administered In UK
Over 70 million COVID-19 vaccines have now been administered to adults in the UK, the latest figures published today (Friday 11 June) show, as the vaccination programme continues at unprecedented pace and scale.
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Over 40 Million People Receive First Dose Of Covid-19 Vaccine In UK
Over 40 million people in the UK have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the latest figures show today, as the UK’s vaccination programme continues at pace.
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Care Leader Meets Care Minister
ICG chief in talks with Helen Whately
The Chair of provider organisation the Independent Care Group (ICG), Mike Padgham was today (Monday) due to meet Care Minister Helen Whately over the challenges facing the care of older and vulnerable people in the UK.
Read more...Over Half Of UK Adults Vaccinated With Second Dose
More than half of all adults in the UK have received a second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the latest figures published today (Thursday 3 June) show, as the vaccination programme continues at unprecedented pace and scale.
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Care Group’s Success In Nursing Covid-19 Patients
A North Yorkshire care group has cared for more than 100 poorly Covid-19 patients during the past year of the pandemic.
Saint Cecilia’s Care Group agreed to take in discharged Covid-19 patients at its nursing home in Scarborough to free up much-needed hospital beds.
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Health Secretary Celebrates Success And Identifies Lessons Of Covid-19 Vaccination Programme Six Months On
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock will celebrate the success of the largest vaccination programme in British history in a speech today (Wednesday 2 June).
Read more...Janssen Covid-19 Vaccine Authorised By UK Medicines Regulator
Janssen’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine has been authorised for use by the UK medicines regulator.
Read more...Legislation Should Ensure Covid-19 Health Status Certificates Are Only Used During The Pandemic, Study Argues
Lawmakers around the world should include “sunset clauses” in legislation to ensure Covid-19 health status certificates are only used during the pandemic, a new study says.
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Vaccine Status Drives Over One Million New Users To NHS App
Over 1.3 million new people have registered to use the NHS App since the addition of COVID-19 vaccine status was announced on 7 May.
Read more...60 Million Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccine Administered In UK
Around 72% of UK adults have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the latest figures published today (Sunday 23 May) show.
Read more...World-First Covid-19 Vaccine Booster Study Launches In UK
Thousands of volunteers will receive a booster COVID-19 vaccine in a new clinical trial launching today, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced.
Read more...Government Sets Out New Action To Tackle B1.617.2 Variant
The government has outlined new decisive actions to halt the spread of the B1.617.2 variant of concern first identified in India.
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Health Leaders Call For Review Of Social Distancing Across NHS And To Use Summer Months To Tackle Waiting List Backlog
The health service could use this summer to make significant inroads in tackling the huge and growing waiting list backlog if major investment was made available and NHS organisations
Read more...New Cutting-Edge Testing Centre To Fast-Track Covid-19 Variant Vaccines
Vaccines tailored to tackle COVID-19 variants are to be accelerated through new state-of-the-art labs, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced today (Wednesday 5 May).
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