The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has published Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, a report reflecting on the experience of older people and the healthcare professionals…
Read more...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…
Read more...The vaccination programme – the biggest in NHS history – is off to a strong start. In just two months, the health service has vaccinated…
Read more...Thousands of people aged 50 and over are now receiving covid autumn booster and flu jabs (From October 15) , with hundreds of thousands more…
Read more...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…
Read more...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…
Read more...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...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...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...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…
Read more...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…
Read more...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 effect long COVID is placing on people’s health and health services in Northern Ireland. The call comes…
Read more...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...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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