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Only 118 care home facilities for Covid patients have been set up in England, against pledge of 500
A government plan to relieve packed hospitals by designating hundreds of care homes to accept Covid patients has fallen far short of its target, incre
Read more…Scheme for final-year students ended in September, but many are being drafted in for second wave Student nurses are calling for paid contracts to be reinstated for those on placement in hospitals in the UK, saying they feel “forgotten about” during t
Leaders say service needs cash to tackle surgery backlog and mental health demand NHS leaders are urging Rishi Sunak to fulfil his pledge to give the service “whatever it needs” to respond to the coronavirus crisis, by boosting its budget by £4bn nex
EU commission secures enough doses for 500,000 patients in 36 countries including UK
Covid patients in the NHS will be able to get treatment in the coming months with remdesivir, one of the drugs given to Donald Trump, after the European Commission n
Read more…UK information commissioner ‘must ensure government uses public’s data safely and legally’
A cross-party group of more than 20 MPs has accused the UK’s privacy watchdog of failing to hold the government to account for its failures in the NHS coronavi
Read more…Diversity of first phase uptake branded ‘disappointing’ as just 3% are from Asian backgrounds
The NHS is launching a fresh attempt to recruit tens of thousands of volunteers from British Asian communities to its coronavirus vaccine trials following a
Read more…Workers’ representatives and mayors say statutory sick pay not enough to let people isolate
The government’s flagship test-and-trace system will fail unless ministers agree to pay the wages of those who are forced to isolate for two weeks, unions and
Read more…Social care is failing, but as well as proper funding, it desperately needs a new vision
The social care rumour mill is in overdrive. Despite the prime minister assuring the nation that he had a “clear plan”, the sector is now the subject of multiple
Read more…Research of 31 countries shows the UK near bottom of table for health resources as it emerges from pandemic
Longstanding under-investment in the NHS will hamper its ability to tackle the backlog of tests and required treatments that built up during t
Read more…Disclosures call into question UK’s reliance on ‘just in time’ logistics during pandemic
The NHS was deprived of large amounts of protective gear at the height of the coronavirus outbreak after a French company contracted to supply millions of masks
Read more…Covid-19 has exacerbated the social care crisis - but a national service isn’t the answer
It is a deep national shame that despite the dedication of staff, care home deaths account for almost a third of all Covid-19 fatalities in the UK.
Politicians
Read more…Funds expected to be used to maintain Nightingale hospitals and increase testing in Englan
Boris Johnson is to announce £3bn of extra funding for the NHS in England as he tries to reassure an anxious public that the government is prepared in the even
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