Care Home Deaths Now at Below Pre-Pandemic Levels for the First Time
The number of deaths in UK care homes has fallen below pre-Covid levels for the first time, according to new data. The UK Government’s Office…
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NHS Delivers 15 Million Covid-19 Boosters and Visits 10,000 Care Homes
The vaccination programme – the biggest in NHS history – is off to a strong start. In just two months, the health service has vaccinated…
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Thousands of Over 50s to Receive Covid Booster and Flu Jabs
Thousands of people aged 50 and over are now receiving covid autumn booster and flu jabs (From October 15) , with hundreds of thousands more…
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Government Must Do All It Can to Deliver Booster Programme Amid Rising Covid Cases, says BMA
The latest ONS data on Covid-19 infections in England, reveals that an estimated 2.3 million people in private households in the UK (3.5% of the…
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NHS Delivers 2.1 Million Covid Autumn Boosters
The NHS Covid vaccination programme has delivered 2.1 million autumn boosters just over a fortnight, and 1.35 million last week alone. NHS chiefs are urging…
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Global Health Systems Not Ready for Another Pandemic, Research Shows
Current pressures due to poor funding, staff shortages, and inadequate preparation mean that health systems around the world are unfit to cope with another pandemic,…
Read more...Over 65s Can Now Book Autumn COVID Booster
People aged 65 and over will be able to book their autumn COVID booster through the national booking system from today, meaning five million more…
Read more...Providers Welcome Covid-19 Booster
Care providers today warned that the country needs to be wary of a winter spike in Covid-19 cases and urged everyone eligible to have the…
Read more...NHS Roll Out Booster Jab Today with Care Residents a Priority
The NHS today becomes the first healthcare system in the world to use the next generation, bivalent COVID vaccine as it kickstarts the autumn booster…
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Providers Facing ‘Worse Crisis than Covid’
The crippling cost of living crisis could pose a greater threat to the survival of care providers than the Covid-19 pandemic, campaigners warned today. Care…
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Regular Asymptomatic Testing Paused in Additional Settings
Regular asymptomatic testing for Covid in all remaining settings in England will be paused from 31 August, as Covid cases continue to fall. Free testing…
Read more...More Needs to be Done to Address the Effects of Long Covid
More needs to be done to address the effect long COVID is placing on people’s health and health services in Northern Ireland. The call comes…
Read more...NHS to Roll Out Variant Busting Booster Jab from September Ahead of Winter
The NHS will become the first healthcare system in the world to use the next generation, bivalent COVID vaccine when it kickstarts the autumn booster…
Read more...JCVI Publishes Advice on COVID-19 Vaccines for Autumn Booster Programme
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has published its advice on which vaccines should be used in this year’s autumn booster programme. All…
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Social Care Providers Caught in Covid Catch-22
Friday’s announcement by the Government that there has been a substantial increase in positive lateral flow tests in care homes has prompted Social care providers…
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