Going to Covid Plan B would cost £18 billion and health gains would be...

A leaked report this morning says that the implementation of the so called Plan B to control rising Covid cases would cost the economy...

Manchester aims for everyone eligible for their Covid booster to get one by the...

The drive to administer booster jabs of the Covid-19 vaccine is well under way in Manchester. As winter approaches residents in the city are...

Altrincham cardiac arrest survivor urges North West defibrillator owners to register devices on new...

Leading charities and health organisations are urging public access defibrillator owners in the North West of England to register their devices on a new...

Manchester study finds Emotional impact of pandemic could lead to exodus of NHS staff

New research has discovered that there is a high risk that the emotional and psychological impact of the pandemic on nurses and other healthcare...

A “tsunami of unmet need” warning for social care

The Care Quality Commission is warning of a “tsunami of unmet need” in social care unless staff shortages are tackled in the coming months The...

Research reveals devastating and lasting impact of the pandemic on those asked to shield

New research by the Health Foundation’s Networked Data Lab (NDL) reveals the extent to which the pandemic has had a devastating and lasting impact...

NHS needs an extra 5000 medical students says report

The Medical Schools Council (MSC), which represents UK medical schools, has published a position paper recommending that the number of medical students be increased...

Johnson keeping close eye on Covid cases but no sign of plan B

The Prime Minister's spokesman has said that the Government is keeping a close eye on the rising level of Covid cases but says that...

School children in Bury to be asked to wear face coverings when moving around...

Education and public health leaders are today writing to parents in Bury asking secondary school children to wear face coverings when moving around school,...

Lateral flow tests detect most people at risk of transmitting Covid-19

Lateral flow tests are more accurate than previously reported and cannot be compared directly to how PCR tests work, finds a new paper The peer-reviewed...