Government pledges £3m funding food redistribution organisations
The government has announced a £3 million fund for food redistribution organisations help them cut food waste during the coronavirus outbreak.
The programme will help...
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...
Testing Testing Testing
The Government is coming under fire this morning for what appears to be its calamitous approaching to testing
Last night the Prime Minister assured people...
Coronavirus: as a health economist, I’m not convinced the case for mass testing stacks...
In 1974, a classic book, Who Shall Live?, was published. Written by Victor Fuchs, a Stanford University professor, it marked the birth of health...
Boots and Hygiene Bank team up to supply essential toiletries to NHS staff
Boots the Chemist and the Hygiene Bank have launched a partnership with FareShare to get 200,000 essential Boots toiletries to NHS Frontline Staff.
thousands of...
All public sector workers facing a virus threat should have the kit they need...
Promises of personal protective equipment (PPE) alone won’t keep NHS, care, police and other essential workers safe, says UNISON today as the union urges...
Depression and anxiety spiked after lockdown announcement, coronavirus mental health study shows
There was a spike in the number of people reporting significant levels of depression and anxiety immediately following the Prime Minister’s announcement of a...
First coronavirus food parcels for most vulnerable leave a bad taste in the mouth
Rochdale council are taking steps to improve the quality of the government food parcels for people most at risk from coronavirus after the first...
Dogs could join the fight against COVID-19
New research will look into whether man’s best friend could play a role in preventing the spread of Coronavirus.
The charity, Medical Detection Dogs, will...
Trafford Council warn parks may close as social distancing rules flouted
Trafford Council may be forced to close its parks if government guidelines around social distancing and gatherings of more than two people continue to...