The NHS has this week started delivering COVID booster jabs to people in eligible groups from, as the biggest and most successful vaccination programme in health service history moves to the next stage.
Read more...Almost half of UK employees would not talk to their employer if they were experiencing a health issue, having a detrimental impact on business performance and culture, according to new research
Read more...Nominations are underway for the sixth consecutive “Our Health Heroes Awards”, at a time when it has never been more crucial to shine a light on the hundreds and thousands of staff who form the backbone of the sector.
Read more...16th September is the last date for care home workers to get their first dose of the COVID vaccine so they are fully vaccinated by the time the compulsory vaccines regulations come into force
Read more...Millions of vulnerable people are to be offered a COVID-19 booster vaccine from next week as the government confirms it has accepted the final advice from the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
Read more...Researchers The British Medical Journal have suggested a link between noise made by transport services and dementia risk. Using common ways to measure noise levels,…
Read more...Care England, has welcomed the news that the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has listened to the sector and launched the wider consultation on making the Covid-19 and flu vaccination
Read more...A consultation is being launched today (September 9) on protecting patients by mandating vaccination for frontline health and social care staff in England.
Read more...A total of 21 organisations supported by the Department of Health and Social Care and Minister of State for Social Care Helen Whately, have come together to launch the memorial day
Read more...The government is seeking views on plans for staff in health and care settings in England to be required to have COVID-19 and flu vaccines to protect vulnerable people.
Read more...Four in five people aged 16 and over in the UK have received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, the latest figures show.
A total of 43,535,098 people have received two doses (80.1%) and 48,292,811 people have received one dose (88.8%).
Read more...The NHS will receive an extra £5.4 billion over the next six months to support its response to COVID-19 and help tackle waiting lists, the Prime Minister and Health and Social Care Secretary
Read more...The rights of vaccine clinical trial volunteers must be safeguarded to help protect everyone against future health crises, Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid will tell G20 health leaders
Read more...The Royal College of Physicians has conducted the largest study to date of the quality of care given to patients in the UK with COVID-19 to identify learnings from the pandemic.
Read more...People’s voices and lived experiences will continue to be at the centre of health policy development and work to level up the UK, as the government welcomes new members to the voluntary
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