Three million people in England yet to get a Covid jab MPs call for ‘redoubled’ efforts to jab unvaccinated people The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022
Covid: Three million UK adults still unvaccinated Nearly three million adults in England remain unvaccinated against Covid, according to the latest figures. Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2022
More than 200,000 people have now died with Covid in the UK It comes amid a new push to get people vaccinated as infection rates surge again Wales Online · Jul 13, 2022
Nearly 3 MILLION people not vaccinated against Covid amid warning 'pandemic is not over' A government committee is calling for increased efforts to get those in vulnerable groups fully vaccinated as infection rates continue to rise again Manchester Evening News · Jul 13, 2022
Government report calls for NHS to ‘redouble’ efforts to vaccinate vulnerable Public Accounts Committee looking to reduce the number of unvaccinated adults in England from three million to 2.5 million Wales Online · Jul 13, 2022
Extreme pressure on health care as EMAS on 'black alert' and hospitals 'very busy' Covid absences, hot weather and hospital handovers are causing issues Nottingham Post · Jul 12, 2022
Queen hails vaccine rollout as NHS awarded George Cross The monarch joined the Prince of Wales at a small Windsor Castle ceremony with representatives of the health service. The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022
Smiling Queen stands without her walking stick as she honours 'courageous' NHS The Queen has joined Prince Charles to present the prestigious George Cross to the NHS at a ceremony at Windsor Castle attended by frontline health workers from across the UK Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2022
'Our son may get end-of-life care if we can't afford £1,200 of medical cannabis' Bailey relies on unlicensed medicinal cannabis that costs his family £1,200 a month - which they struggled to find when money was tight during the Covid-19 pandemic Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2022
Cancer and GP service budgets could be cut for NHS staff pay rise Royal College of Nursing calls for a 5 per cent pay rise after a ‘decade of real terms pay cuts’ The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022
Fears over NHS planned care amid Covid staff shortages and delays A trust in the North of England has advised staff riding in cars together to keep masks on The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022
NHS to deliver chemotherapy drugs via drone in revolutionary new 'same day delivery' The pilot scheme will see a drone deliver chemotherapy drugs from a Portsmouth pharmacy to a hospital on the Isle of Wight with hope one day drones could provide 'same day delivery' Daily Mirror · Jul 5, 2022
NHS England to trial drone delivery of life-saving drugs It's hoped the technology will enable doctors to make 'same-day delivery' orders Wales Online · Jul 5, 2022
NHS to test using drones to fly chemotherapy drugs to Isle of Wight Trial will take treatments from Portsmouth to St Mary’s hospital and health service plans similar drops elsewhere in England The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2022
The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022 NHS to trial drone delivery for chemotherapy drugs The health service says using a drone will cut the delivery time from four hours to 30 minutes for the Isle of Wight pilot scheme.
Manchester Evening News · Jul 3, 2022 'Our pay hasn't gone up in years and we keep being asked to do more' - why GPs like me could be about to strike 'We’re all struggling in the hours we already do. We’re all already working all of the time'
The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022 Paramedics set up units inside A&E to ease long queues Experiment in London speeds up handover by emergency ambulance crews to doctors and is safer for patients
Daily Mirror · Jul 1, 2022 Deborah James death inspires 23,000 Brits to check NHS bowel cancer symptoms The 'Bowel Babe' who died this week raised more than a million pound for charity but has also inspired thousands of people to check their symptoms and get more information about the cancer
The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2022 High-street blood pressure checks promised in NHS England shake-up Integrated care systems replace clinical commissioning groups and aim to catch conditions earlier
The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022 GPs threaten to strike over plans to make them work Saturdays and evenings New NHS contract means doctors must offer appointments from 9am to 5pm on Saturdays, as well as until 8pm on weekdays
Wales Online · Jun 28, 2022 GPs warn of industrial action over evening and weekend appointments One GP told the British Medical Association that medics should channel their “inner Mick Lynch”, in reference to the RMT leader
The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022 Doctors threaten industrial action over weekends contract The new contract means GPs need to offer appointments from 9am to 5pm on Saturdays, as well as until 8pm on weekdays.
The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022 NHS patients asked to travel for treatment to help clear two-year hospital waiting lists NHS England says ‘final push’ will ‘virtually eliminate’ backlogs
The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2022 NHS England ‘set to eliminate list of patients waiting two years for treatment’ People who remain on the waiting list are being asked whether they are prepared to travel to receive treatment.
The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022 ‘January 2020 all over again’: Doctors warn Biden’s lack of urgency on Monkeypox is like early delays with Covid Cumbersome response from US federal government mirrors the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, experts say