5 million people living in households with children have experienced food insecurity since the...

Five million people in the UK living in households with children under 18 have experienced food insecurity since the lockdown started. Figures released...

Elderly and vulnerable people still at risk from poor advice from some care homes,...

Some care companies are still failing to give staff accurate guidance on using personal protective equipment (PPE) – creating serious dangers for workers, care home...

Thousands of doctors unable to offer patients the desperate care they need as a...

In the midst of the biggest health crisis in recent history, thousands of doctors say important wider patient care has been neglected in the...

Government changed the rules on testing to meet the 100K a day target

The Health Service Journal has revealed that the government has changed the way it is counting the number of covid-19 tests carried out in...

Deprived areas are experiencing double the Covid-19 death rates

Residents in deprived areas have experienced double the death rates of those in affluent areas, new figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal...

Surgeons appeal to Boris not to soften lockdown criteria – “Thousands of lives will...

The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) is calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stand up for the health service that saved...

Facemasks risk social isolation for hard of hearing, warns Manchester Professor

The use of facemasks to limit the spread of COVID-19 could replace social distancing with social isolation for people with hearing difficulties, a University...

Stepping Hill Training team recognised for Excellence in Patient Care

A training team based at Stepping Hill Hospital are up for a top national award for their outstanding work in supporting gastroenterology and other...

Ebola drug shows signs of treating hospitalised Coronavirus patients

A drug used to treat Ebola patients has shown “very promising” early results in a trial of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus, scientists...

Being male or overweight can lead to more serious COVID-19 hospital admissions, UK research...

New UK research has found that being male or obese reduces chance of survival from severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19). According to the Department of Health...