Health and manufacturing unions in joint call for PPE ‘manufacturing army’
The country's leading manufacturing union Unite, doctors’ union, the British Medical Association, Unison and the Royal College of Nursing have today (Friday 3 April) joined...
COVID-19 vaccine team secures £22.5 million support
The UK government will provide £22.5 million to fast-track Imperial College London's development of a coronavirus vaccine.
The work, led by Professor Robin Shattock in the Department...
Channel 4 documentary reveals what Britain could learn from how South Korea has tackled...
A Channel 4 documentary examines how South Korea has tackled the Coronavirus pandemic without a damaging national lockdown; explores the vital lessons Britain could...
Understanding Hidden Hearing Loss and How to Address it
It can be frustrating for people who struggle to hear everyday sounds and conversations to undergo a hearing test and have it come back...
Restrictions on people shielding will be relaxed from 6th July
The 2.2 million people shielding in England will be able to meet with up to six others outside their home from July 6 as...
Scientists are developing a standardised UK-wide system for detecting coronavirus in wastewater
Scientists are developing a standardised UK-wide system for detecting coronavirus in wastewater, in order to provide an early warning of future outbreaks and reduce...
Anyone with Coronavirus symptoms must now self isolate for ten days
Anyone with coronavirus symptoms in England will now be ordered to self-isolate for 10 days rather than seven,England's deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan...
Inflammation: the key factor that explains vulnerability to severe COVID
The severity of COVID-19 can vary hugely. In some it causes no symptoms at all and in others it’s life threatening, with some people...
Operation Moonshot proposals are scientifically unsound, experts argue
Proposals made by the government as part of Operation Moonshot could do more harm than good, a group of UK experts have argued in...
Labour reveals failing test and trace system leaves 26,000 contacts untraced in the North...
New analysis by the Labour Party has revealed that the Government’s disastrous test and trace system has failed to reach almost 250,000 close contacts...