Prime Minister Confirms Move to Plan B in England
The Prime Minister has confirmed that England will move to Plan B following the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in the UK.
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Health
UK’s Most Vulnerable People to Receive Life-Saving Covid-19 Treatments in the Community
Thousands of the UK’s most vulnerable people will be among the first in the world to access life-saving, cutting-edge antiviral and antibody treatments from today,
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UK Marks One Year Since Deploying World’s First Approved Covid-19 Vaccine
The UK administered the first COVID-19 vaccine in the world, outside of clinical trials, one year ago today as the Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid
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Covid Warrior Arlene Honoured by the Philippines Ambassador
A “coronavirus warrior” who appeared in a hard-hitting TV documentary about the pandemic has been honoured by the Philippines ambassador to Britain.
Read more...Falls in Care Homes Can be Significantly Reduced with Intervention, says New Study
The largest study of care homes in the UK, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that a co-ordinated approach to fall prevention in care homes
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Hope that TV Doc Will Boost Care Campaign
A TV documentary highlighting the crisis in the care of older and vulnerable people must be the catalyst for improving the sector, a North Yorkshire care provider told
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Calls for Misconduct charges over Covid Crisis
Ministers should face charges of “misconduct in public office” over their handling of the coronavirus pandemic, an unofficial inquiry has said.
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People Urged to Get Booster Vaccine as UK Approaches 20 Million Top-Up Jabs Given
People have been urged to get a COVID-19 booster vaccine to top-up their protection this winter as 20 million people in the UK are expected to have
Read more...UK Marks One Year Since Approving Covid-19 Vaccines with ‘Boost Day’
The UK is marking one year since it became the first country in the world to approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine with a “Boost Day” call.
The one-off event to mark the milestone
Read more...Government Agrees New Deals to Future Proof Vaccine Rollout in Light of New Variant
The new contracts with Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna were accelerated in light of the new variant, as part of the ongoing efforts to ensure the government is doing everything it can while
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Vida Healthcare Secures New Certification
Vida Healthcare has achieved certification against the Restraint Reduction Network Training Standards as assessed by the BILD Association of Certified Training.
Read more...Evidence to Support Mandatory NHS Staff Vaccination Not Good Enough says Lords Committee
The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has published a report on the Department for Health and Social Care‘s (DHSC) proposed legislation to require all NHS staff
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MPs to Examine How to End Staff Drain from NHS and Social Care
Reasons behind staff leaving the health and social care sectors and how to tackle them will be examined in a new inquiry
Read more...Government Takes Decisive Action Against New Covid Variant
Temporary and precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant in the UK will come into force on Tuesday
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NCF releases Impact Report 2020 – 2021
The National Care Forum (NCF), has announced the release of its Impact Report 2020-2021.
From the start of the pandemic, the NCF played a pivotal role in supporting care providers
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