More Than 600,000 People Receive First Dose of Pfizer/Biontech Vaccine in UK
More than 600,000 people in the UK have received the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine as part of the largest vaccination programme in…
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NHS Confederation Welcomes ‘Certainty and Security’ of Brexit Trade Deal but Warns of Disruption Risk
Responding to the announcement of the Brexit trade agreement, Danny Mortimer, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said: “On behalf of our members, who have…
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Call For Extra Christmas Caution
More care and nursing home deaths
Care providers today made a last-ditch appeal to the public to be extra cautious over Christmas after latest figures showed a further 532 Covid-19 deaths in care and nursing homes.
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NHS Seeks Views On Next Steps For Assessing Urgent Care
Patients, clinicians, and the public are being invited to give their views on a comprehensive set of indicators for urgent care.
The updated standards aim to capture what matters clinically and to patients
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More Than 830,000 PPE Items To Be Donated To West Midlands Care And Voluntary Workers
More than 830,000 items of PPE are being donated to the region’s care and voluntary organisations on behalf of West Midlands Mayor Andy Street.
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Long COVID Patients To Get Help At More Than 60 Clinics
Thousands of patients suffering with the long term symptoms of coronavirus can now access specialist help at more than 60 sites, NHS England announced today.
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National Survey Launched To Learn From Pandemic’s Impact On Retirement Housing Sector
Ground-breaking research project has been launched to study the true impact of Covid-19 on retirement villages and extra care housing schemes across England.
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NHS North West London Begins Delivering Covid-19 Vaccine To Local Residents
The NHS in North West London has begun delivering the Covid-19 vaccine to local residents, as the roll out of the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history gains further momentum.
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Over 137,000 People In The UK Receive First Dose Of Covid Vaccine In One Week
More than 137,000 people in the UK have received the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the first week of the largest vaccination programme in British history.
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Designated Settings For COVID-19 Patients Leaving Hospital
The CQC is working with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), local authorities and individual care providers to provide assurance of safe and high-quality care in designated settings
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Record Numbers Of Nursing Students As Pandemic Inspires Next Generation
The latest data on university admissions published by UCAS shows record numbers of students accepted places to study nursing and midwifery in England this year.
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Historic Moment for Lanarkshire as Residents & Staff Receive Vaccination
Residents and staff at Beechgrove Care Home in Lanark were some of the first Lanarkshire citizens to receive the Covid-19 vaccination.
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UK Company Develop Anti-Viral Facemask Believed To Kill Covid-19
Study confirms fabric’s nano-coating has anti-microbial properties
SCIENTISTS at Cambridge University https://www.ceb.cam.ac.uk/anti-viral-surface-testing are testing a facemask that has an anti-viral fabric coating that they
Read more...More Regions To Move To Tier 3 But Is It Enough To Protect The NHS
In his statement to the House of Commons today (Monday 14 December), the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced that Greater London and parts of both Essex
Read more...Covid-19 Experience Reveals Poor Public Planning For End Of Life
UK experts say there’s an urgent need to de-medicalise end of life conversations
New Charter to support better life-long conversations about ‘What Matters Most’
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