AN influential cross-party Lords Committee has written to the Government to raise concerns about its preparedness for future pandemics, describing the current situation as “troubling”….
Read more...The first seasonal vaccination data out today shows more than 5.7 million Covid or flu vaccines have been given in the last week alone (2,181,198…
Read more...Millions of people, in particular those over 65 and those in care settings in England can book flu and COVID-19 vaccinations from today (Monday, 23…
Read more...The UK government and every devolved administration ‘’failed their citizens’ by being ill-prepared for the Covid pandemic according to the distressing first conclusions of the…
Read more...In what has been called a “staggering waste” the government has destroyed or written off an estimated £1.4bn worth of personal protective equipment (PPE). According…
Read more...The Haven care home on Whitehouse Lane in Boston, Lincolnshire run by Black Swan Care Group was one of 85 care homes in the country…
Read more...With only one month left of this year’s spring covid vaccine programme, the NHS is urging all eligible people who haven’t yet had their top-up…
Read more...New findings by the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) reveal that since 2019, the UK is simply treading water when it comes to healthy ageing….
Read more...The NHS national booking system will open for spring Covid-19 vaccination bookings on Monday (15 April), with those eligible able to book appointments from the…
Read more...Mental health charity Mind, alongside 30 other organisations, is calling on the UK’s Covid-19 Inquiry to prioritise mental health after it rowed back on previous…
Read more...The challenges faced by care home staff during the COVID-19 pandemic and the strategies they used to cope are the topic of research led by…
Read more...A professional relationship which started online during Covid via NHS-run adult social care Teams calls, resulted in dementia specialist Bonnie Frear being offered an interesting…
Read more...By Denis Kinane, Immunologist and Founding Scientist at Cignpost Diagnostics (www.cignpostdiagnostics.com) Last week, it was reported that the UK Health Security Agency, the public health…
Read more...The government is to end routine COVID testing for hospital patients discharged into care homes from April 1. Health minister Maria Caulfield confirmed the decision…
Read more...Today Tuesday 19 March 2024, will see the Covid Inquiry hold the first preliminary hearing for its investigation into the Care Sector across the UK (Module…
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