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…
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Covid-19
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…
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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…
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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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Study Reveals Negative Experience of Family Caregivers During the Pandemic
Family caregivers in the UK were marginalised during the pandemic, and vulnerable older people were let down by the health system, a new study has…
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Commission on COVID-19, Disablism, and Systemic Racism Launches Call for Views and Experiences
A new commission aimed at exploring COVID-19, disablism and systemic racism has today launched a Call for Views and Experiences. The Commission urges Disabled people…
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Government’s Disregard for Public Health Made Pandemic Worse, says BMA
The BMA has published the last two instalments of its major review into the Covid-19 pandemic. They are part of a series of five, which…
Read more...Without Vaccines, Healthcare Staff Absence Could Have Been 69% Higher Study Reveals
The rapid covid-19 vaccine rollout from December 2020 averted infection in a large proportion of NHS hospital workers in England during the second wave of…
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Analysis Reveals Older Women “Especially Badly Hit” by the Pandemic
The latest wave of Age UK’s research into the impact of the pandemic on older people has found that older women have been and continue…
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UK Covid-19 Inquiry Launches First Investigation
Baroness Heather Hallett officially launched the UK Covid-19 Inquiry and opened its first investigation into how well prepared the UK was for a pandemic. Baroness…
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Independent Newspaper Supports TSA strategy on Reusable PPE
It ‘ticked all the boxes’ – better for the UK, better for the environment – so why did the government award £hundreds of millions in…
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200,000 Covid-Related Deaths Must Serve as Important Reminder, says BMA
Over 200,000 Covid deaths have been recorded across the UK, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics. A total of 200,247 Covid deaths…
Read more...Rising COVID Case Numbers Causing Real Concern for NHS Leaders
Responding to the latest ONS Covid infection survey Dr Layla McCay, director of policy at the NHS Confederation, said: “Covid hospitalisations are rising, and this…
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R&RA Calls for ‘Urgent’ Implementation of Updated COVID Guidance
The COVID guidance for social care has finally been updated, which integrates many of the changes called for back in April by the Relatives &…
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