Tens of millions of people will be immunised by the spring at over 2,700 vaccination sites across the UK, the Government has announced today as part of comprehensive
Read more...More than 113,000 people had received their first dose of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination by the end of last week, latest figures show, with over half of all care home
Read more...Everyone in England is being urged to stay at home and “act like you’ve got it” as part of a major advertising campaign encouraging the public to control the spread of the virus
Read more...A North Yorkshire care provider today spoke of his relief after two of his homes received their first Covid-19 vaccinations.
Read more...A WWII veteran celebrating her 97th birthday has become the first Royal Star & Garter resident to receive a Covid-19 vaccine.
Read more...Commenting on the latest coronavirus figures which show that the daily death toll has now topped one thousand, Danny Mortimer, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said:
Read more...As Doctors Compare Working in the NHS to Being in a Warzone
Responding to the Government’s announcement that England will enter another national lockdown
Read more...Boris Johnson has announced a new national lockdown in a bid to curb the surge in coronavirus cases, attributed to a particularly infectious variant.
Read more...Responding to the government announcement of £149 million to support the rollout of increased, rapid testing for care home staff, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of…
Read more...The BMA says that asking GPs to rebook appointments of tens of thousands of elderly and vulnerable patients, due to get their second dose of…
Read more...The NHS is to provide GPs an extra £10 for every care home resident they are able to vaccinate against Covid by the end of…
Read more...Schoolchildren who would normally be regular visitors to Belong care villages in Atherton and Wigan are finding creative ways to bring Christmas cheer to residents….
Read more...The second Covid-19 vaccine has been authorised for use in the UK, allowing a significant expansion of the immunisation programme with hundreds more vaccination sites…
Read more...A campaigner says his New Year wish is for the reform of care of older and vulnerable people to be an urgent Government priority now…
Read more...Over 75% of England will be placed into Tier 4 from midnight tonight (December 30) after a huge surge in coronavirus infections prompted the government into…
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