Children with cancer at no greater risk of severe Covid-19 infection, research shows

Paediatric cancer patients who test positive for Covid-19 do not appear to be at any increased risk of severe Covid-19 infection compared with healthy...

Covid-19 vaccine ready for Manchester community rollout

The final preparations are being made in anticipation of Manchester’s first cohort of patients being given the Covid-19 vaccine. From Wednesday 16 December, Manchester residents...

NHS waiting lists at their highest for 12 years

162,888 people are still waiting to start treatment in the NHS after a year of waiting in October this year - the highest number...

COVID-19 pandemic pushes NHS dentistry to crisis point, finds new report

Continuing accounts of people being left in pain, resorting to ‘DIY’ repair methods and in some cases even extracting their own teeth show the...

Regulators warn people with history of ‘significant’ allergic reactions not to have Pfizer/BioNTech jab

The UK regulator is warning that peopl who have a history of “significant” allergic reactions should not currently receive the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine after...

Vallance-No hard evidence that hospitality curfew is effective

The Government's Chief Scientist Sir Patrick Vallance has admitted to a committee of MP's that there was "no hard evidence" that imposing curfews was...

I need an operation for a boil on my bottom

People phoning for a lift home from hospital, not being able to get a dentist appointment, suffering from a hangover, just a few of...

The North and the Midlands endure biggest public health cuts in England

New analysis published today by IPPR and IPPR North reveals how cuts to public health budgets have disproportionately hit the Midlands and North of...

Majority of Vulnerable will be vaccinated by end of February says Government

The Government expects that "the majority" of vulnerable people will be vaccinated in January and February, as the UK prepares to start administering the...

Covid Latest-Infections continue to fall

Covid infections are continuing to fall across the country Figures released by the ONS this morning showed that in the week to 28 November, one...