Trials To Find Preventative Covid-19 Treatments For Most Vulnerable To Launch In The UK
Hundreds of thousands of the UK’s most vulnerable people could be set to benefit from innovative treatments that stop them catching COVID-19
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Half Of All Adults In UK Receive First Dose Of Covid-19 Vaccine
Half of all adults in the UK have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, the latest figures show.
The UK health services vaccinated a total of 26.8 million
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Health Secretary: Driving Digital In The NHS
In his first major digital transformation speech since the pandemic began, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock
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Shielding Advice For The Clinically Extremely Vulnerable To Stop From April
More than 3.79 million clinically extremely vulnerable people in England will be informed they are no longer advised to shield from Thursday 1 April 2021.
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More Than 25 Million People Receive First Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine In UK
More than 25 million people in the UK have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Figures out today show the UK health services vaccinated a total of 25,273,226 people between
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Unknown Unpaid Carers Encouraged To Come Forward For The COVID-19 Vaccine
Unpaid carers who are not known to health and care services and therefore have not been called forward for the COVID-19 vaccine now have a route
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Cygnet Health Care Launches Campaign To Counter Misinformation Around The Covid Vaccine
Cygnet Health Care today announces the launch of a video campaign called #ihadthevaccine to urge ethnic minority communities to have the Covid vaccine.
Read more...Council Agrees To Refund Care Costs For Some People In Short-Term Residential Care
Lincolnshire County Council has agreed to refund some people it charged for short-term residential care following an investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.
Read more...Almost Half The UK ‘Personally Knows’ Someone Who Has Died During The Pandemic
Nearly half (47%) of respondents have lost someone they “know personally” since March last year
Those bereaved have lost a family member (28%), acquaintance (26%), friend (24%) or colleague (13%)
£12 Billion ‘Booster Shot’ Needed To Make NHS And Social Care Fit For Future After Pandemic – Landmark Report
First annual ‘State of Health and Care’ report finds Covid-19 has undone years of progress and threatens ‘decade of health disruption’
Read more...Health Charities Back Vaccines Drive For Those At Risk
People with underlying conditions including cancer, diabetes and heart disease are being encouraged to come forward for a Covid-19 vaccine by leading
Read more...UK Charities Join Together To Boost Vaccine Drive
16 frontline charities have formed a new partnership to encourage those with long term health conditions and their carers to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
Read more...Parliamentarians Back New Social Care Reform Report to Save NHS £1bn
New report launched today identifies the potential to save nearly £1bn for the NHS through the integration of mental health and supported housing in England
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Restrictions Must Be Lifted With Real Caution To Avoid New Spike In Infections
Responding to the latest ONS infection survey, Dr Layla McCay, director of policy at the NHS Confederation, said:
Read more...Government Criticized For Not Prioritising COVID-19 Vaccine For People With Learning Disabilities
One of the UK’s leading care associations, the Surrey Care Association, has criticised the Government for failing to prioritise those with learning difficulties during the vaccine rollout.
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