Ministers Accused of Failing to Understand Care
ANGRY care providers have accused Government ministers of failing to grasp the crisis facing the care of the country’s oldest and most vulnerable.
Read more...
Health
Chief Medical Officer Urges Public to “Get Boosted Now” in New TV Advert
Chief Medical Officer for England Professor Chris Whitty will call on the public to get a booster vaccination, in a nationwide advertising campaign launching this week to further galvanise the booster programme.
Read more...Health Leaders Urge Parliament to Vote Through Plan B Measures
The NHS Confederation is calling on all MPs to vote in favour of the Plan B interventions today given the growing concerns about the omicron…
Read more...
Daily Rapid Testing for COVID-19 Contacts Launches this Week
From Tuesday 14 December, people who are fully vaccinated and identified as a contact of someone with COVID-19 – whether Omicron or not – should…
Read more...
159 Organisations Call on PM to Protect Human Rights Law
R&RA has signed an open letter to the Prime Minister, alongside 159 organisations, challenging him to secure our human rights protections in the UK
Read more...
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.
Read more...
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,
Read more...
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
Read more...
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
Read more...
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
Read more...
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.
Read more...
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
Read more...