Social distancing measures could stay in place for a year says Chief Medical Advisor
Chief medical officer Chris Whitty has warned that the ‘very social disruptive' measures would have to stay in place for the rest of this...
Adults with disabilities overlooked in Covid-19 crisis says professor
Low rates of testing for adults with disabilities and a higher death rate for those in work shows an urgent need to better support...
Only 25% of eligible care home staff tested
An initial survey by the National Care Forum has revealed that of those who work in residential care settings, only 25% of eligible care home...
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...
UK coronavirus policy could put 7.3 million over-60s at increased risk
The UK’s policy for shielding older adults from COVID-19 overlooks 7.3 million adults aged 60-69, placing them at increased risk and death.
These are the...
There is a risk of a cancer epidemic following the response to coronavirus say...
A study out today highlights how the repurposing of health systems and implementation of social distancing measures, including national lockdowns, have had negative effects...
Greater Manchester helps national effort by ordering 14.5m items of PPE through direct procurement
Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has highlighted how Greater Manchester’s decision to set up a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) taskforce to deal with...
Advising the public to wear face masks could put supply to NHS in jeopardy
The Chief Executive of NHS providers has said that the NHS face mask supply ‘could be put at risk’ if public advised to wear...
Stretford Sports Village becomes COVID-19 ‘hot clinic’
Patients in Trafford developing stronger symptoms of the COVID-19 coronavirus could now be directed by their GP to a new ‘hot clinic’ in Stretford.
Currently,...
Hotels providing emergency NHS accommodation ‘risking lives’ with lack of Covid19 safety
Hotels providing accommodation for NHS staff, acting as Covid19 isolation centres or providing emergency housing during the crisis, are ‘risking lives’ by failing to...