Matt Hancock Accused of Rejecting Care Home Covid Testing Advice
Former health secretary Matt Hancock is facing claims that he rejected COVID-19 testing advice for residents going into England’s care homes while he was health…
Read more...
Covid-19
NICE to Review COVID-19 Treatment Evusheld and Announces Update for COVID-19 Medicines
NICE has issued draft guidance for public consultation which does not recommend Evusheld for preventing COVID-19 in adults who are unlikely to have an adequate…
Read more...
More Than 86 Million Covid Vaccination Appointments Booked Through NHS Online System in First Two Years
More than 86 million Covid vaccination appointments have been arranged using the NHS’s national online booking system since its launch two years ago. The…
Read more...
NHS Delivers 20 Million Flu Jabs as Critical Care Cases Rise
More than 20 million people in England have had their flu jabs as the number of patients in critical care with the virus hits its…
Read more...
Care Worker Vaccine Mandate Lawful Tribunal Rules
Five care home workers who lost their jobs after refusing to have the Covid vaccination were lawfully dismissed, a judge has ruled. The staff who…
Read more...
Petition to Apologise, Reinstate, Compensate Care Workers Forced Out by Vaccine ‘Mandate’
A petition has been launched demanding the reinstatement of care workers who were “forced” from their jobs for declining to take a Covid vaccination, and…
Read more...Fury at Hancock’s Covid in Care Homes Comment
FURIOUS care providers say the Government has some serious questions to answer after former health secretary Matt Hancock’s comments on covid in care homes. Former…
Read more...
New BGS Report Highlights 10 Key Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
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...
Care Home Deaths Now at Below Pre-Pandemic Levels for the First Time
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...
NHS Delivers 15 Million Covid-19 Boosters and Visits 10,000 Care Homes
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 Over 50s to Receive Covid Booster and Flu Jabs
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...Government Must Do All It Can to Deliver Booster Programme Amid Rising Covid Cases, says BMA
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...
NHS Delivers 2.1 Million Covid Autumn Boosters
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...
Global Health Systems Not Ready for Another Pandemic, Research Shows
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...Over 65s Can Now Book Autumn COVID Booster
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...