PPE Guidance ‘Inadequate’ Posing Risk To Health & Care Workers Says BMA
The BMA is calling on Public Health England to urgently review the adequacy of its PPE guidance for healthcare staff amid growing concerns that inadequate PPE
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Hampshire County Council Paves The Way For Care Provider Staff Apprenticeships
£1 million invested in new apprenticeships across the county
Just a year after launching its Apprenticeship Levy Transfer scheme, Hampshire County Council has invested £1 million in new
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Landmark Reform Of Mental Health Laws Set Out
People with mental health issues who are detained under the Mental Health Act will benefit from landmark reforms which provide more control over their care and treatment
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More Than 2.2 Million People In UK Receive First Dose Of Covid-19 Vaccine
More than 2.2 million people in the UK have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the latest figures show as the government begins daily publications on vaccination uptake.
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Government Publishes Plan For The Largest Vaccination Programme In British History
Tens of millions of people will be immunised by the spring at over 2,700 vaccination sites across the UK, the Government has announced today as part of comprehensive
Read more...Half Of Care Residents In Scotland Receive Vaccination
More than 113,000 people had received their first dose of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination by the end of last week, latest figures show, with over half of all care home
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New TV Ad Urges Public To Stay At Home To Protect The NHS And Save Lives
Everyone in England is being urged to stay at home and “act like you’ve got it” as part of a major advertising campaign encouraging the public to control the spread of the virus
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Increased Exercise In Midlife Linked With Better Brain Health In Later Life
Scientists in the US have found that the more physical activity people do in midlife the better their brain health in later life.
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Sunrise Senior Living UK And Gracewell Healthcare’s CEO Dr Natalie-Jane Macdonald Awarded MBE
Dr Natalie-Jane Macdonald has been awarded an MBE for services to Healthcare in the 2021 list of New Year’s Honours.
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‘Best Present I Could Wish For’ – WWII Veteran Receives Covid-19 Jab On 97th Birthday
A WWII veteran celebrating her 97th birthday has become the first Royal Star & Garter resident to receive a Covid-19 vaccine.
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We May Soon Be Offering Vaccinations In Sports Stadiums But We Also Have The Daily Caseload To Fill Them, Warns NHS Confederation
Commenting on the latest coronavirus figures which show that the daily death toll has now topped one thousand, Danny Mortimer, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said:
Read more...Call For Vaccine Speed-Up In Care Homes
Official death toll in care settings tops 20,000
Care providers today sent an urgent “hurry up” message to the Government over the Covid-19 vaccine as the official death toll in care and nursing homes topped 20,000.
Read more...BMA Supports Third National Lockdown
As Doctors Compare Working in the NHS to Being in a Warzone
Responding to the Government’s announcement that England will enter another national lockdown
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Close-Contact Visits In Care Homes Banned During Lockdown
Boris Johnson has announced a new national lockdown in a bid to curb the surge in coronavirus cases, attributed to a particularly infectious variant.
Read more...First People To Receive Oxford University/Astrazeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Today
The first people will receive the Oxford University/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine today as the NHS rapidly expands COVID-19 vaccination programmes across the UK.
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