At least 10 per cent of deaths from Covid are occurring outside of hospital
Figures released this morning by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)suggest that the number of deaths from Covid-19 outside of hospital is around 10...
We got it wrong on testing says Chief Scientific Adviser
The Government was too slow at realising the importance of testing according to its Chief Scientific Officer Sir Patrick Vallance
Speaking last night on ITV’s...
No-one should be abandoned to this virus simply because of their age, condition or...
A number of organisations are calling for the Government to publish a comprehensive plan to support social care through the coronavirus pandemic.
The Alzheimer Society,...
Manchester’s Nightingale Hospital is open for business
Manchester's Nightingale Hospital has opened for business today just fourteen days after work began on the site at Manchester Central.
The facility at the Manchester...
UK failed to react to the coronavirus threat fast enough & is now heading...
A leading pandemic expert Sir Jeremy Farrar has said that the UK failed to react quickly enough to the Coronavirus epidemic and could now be...
‘Postcode lottery’ of PPE, survey of surgeons finds
A third of surgeons and trainees surveyed across the UK by the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) say they do not believe...
Coronavirus: Is the UK more active than ever before?
Physical activity may have changed for the better but our community activities are suffering, says Dr Chris Mackintosh of Manchester Metropolitan University
For the first...
Thousands of public service workers contact UNISON with ‘harrowing’ stories about protective kit.
Thousands of people working in the NHS, social care and local services have contacted a Unison hotline in the last week expressing anxiety at...
Lives at risk due to 50% drop in heart attack A&E attendances
People suffering heart attacks during the coronavirus outbreak may be putting their lives at risk by delaying seeking medical help, according to the British...
Economic downturn and wider NHS disruption likely to hit health hard – especially health...
The coronavirus pandemic poses clear and obvious dangers to the health of individuals who are infected with the virus.
But worsening economic conditions and disruptions...