People experiencing the longer term effects of long Covid will benefit from £18.5million to fund research projects to help better understand the causes, symptoms and treatment of the condition.
Read more...People eligible for a vaccine who haven’t yet had their jab are being urged to come forward this weekend in a renewed drive to roll out the vaccine to those most at-risk as quickly as possible.
Read more...Over 1.7 million app users across England and Wales have been advised to isolate by the NHS COVID-19 app following a close contact with someone who goes on to test positive
Read more...Responding to the latest Downing Street press conference, Danny Mortimer, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said:
Read more...Last night it was a privilege to be featured in a special report on Channel 4 news highlighting how residents and staff are being kept safe during this pandemic
Read more...Responding to the announcement that residents at every eligible care home with older residents in England have been offered a COVID-19 vaccine, Cllr Ian Hudspeth
Read more...But care urged before visiting can resume
Care providers today praised the Government for the speed at which the country’s oldest and most vulnerable had received their first
Read more...Responding to the launch of the CQC’s consultation on changes aimed at making regulation more flexible and responsive, Danny Mortimer, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said:
Read more...More than 2.8m people were in contact with secondary mental health services in England in 2019-20, according to new figures published by NHS Digital.
Read more...The National Care Forum have carried out a snapshot survey across 750 homes in England over the 25th and 26th January 2021. The survey asked about the availability
Read more...Statistics out from the Office for National Statistics today (Monday 18 January) show coronavirus has been the leading cause of death in England for the second month in a row
Read more...More than four million people in the UK have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine as part of the largest vaccination programme in British history.
Read more...Concerted action is required in order to increase the number of years spent in good health in old age, according to a report.
Read more...Winchester-based charity, The Brendoncare Foundation is delighted to announce that residents and staff at Brendoncare Froxfield have now received their first Covid-19 vaccinations.
Read more...Residents at Kingsgate care home in East Kilbride are beating the January blues and have embarked on a month-long virtual cruise across the world.
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