Health service boss says it is ‘really important’ to return to norm after Covid Professor Sir Keith Willett was collecting his knighthood from the Duke of Cambridge at Windsor Castle on Tuesday. The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022
Covid tests: how much they'll cost and who'll get them free after rule change Boris Johnson has announced the end of mass free Covid tests Bristol Post · Feb 22, 2022
NHS boards spent £14.7bn in first year of pandemic Public Health Scotland released statistics showing a 5.2% real-terms increase. The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022
Number of lateral flow tests to be capped as free tests scaled back Tests will only be free for the most vulnerable from April. The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022
Carpenter who injured hand while trying to murder wife awarded £18k NHS payout Dorinel Cojanu stabbed his ex-wife using an eight-inch blade during an attack at their home on June 16, 2015 during which he suffered deep cuts on two fingers on his right hand. Daily Record · Feb 22, 2022
Scramble to order Covid tests online following news they will no longer be free Lateral flow tests will stop being free to all from April 1 Wales Online · Feb 22, 2022
Mum 'unable to walk more than 10 minutes' after NHS mesh implant sliced her organs The treatment is now 'paused' by the NHS but Anna Collyer faces a battle to get the implant removed and has had to quit work as a carer because of the pain Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2022
'I left the NHS after realising I could make people healthier from outside' Craig Swinton, who lives in the New Forest, Hampshire, spent 12 years working as a full-time paramedic in the NHS before starting his own business to work as a personal trainer Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2022
New Covid rules: All your questions answered - from work to pub nights out It will mean mandatory self-isolation will be axed from Thursday, £500 isolation payments and Day One sick pay will go,and free tests will be axed from April 1 - with a 72-hour limit already in place to stop stockpiling Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2022
This Is Going to Hurt’s Ambika Mod: ‘Whenever I did a caesarean I was buzzing!’ Playing junior doctor Shruti is a far cry from the standup’s ‘really silly’ sketch comedy but her improv background helped her find moments of levity in Adam Kay’s NHS drama The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2022
Living with Covid rule changes under new government plan A step-by-step look at government plans to 'live with Covid' Wales Online · Feb 21, 2022
Living with Covid plan in full: All the rule changes announced by Boris Johnson Boris Johnson has today announced his 'living with Covid' plan for England, with mandatory isolation axed from Thursday and free tests to end on April 1. But plans to axe Day One statutory sick pay and a £500 isolation payment have sparked fury Daily Mirror · Feb 21, 2022
Reaction to PM's 'life with Covid' plan that starts in England from Thursday 'Free tests can’t continue forever, but if you’re 2-1 up with 10 minutes to go you don’t sub off one of your best defenders' Wales Online · Feb 21, 2022
Doctor warns the exact time you go to bed could have an adverse affect on health An NHS surgeon and social media educator, Dr Karan Raj, has said that what time you go to bed can actually have an impact on your health - and if you go to bed at 2am, you may want to start changing that. Glasgow Live · Feb 21, 2022
The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2022 Covid: Self-isolation to end Thursday and free tests scrapped from 1 April Public will have to pay for tests from spring, says PM
Daily Mirror · Feb 21, 2022 Free Covid tests axed from April 1 - how much will lateral flow and PCRs cost? In a statement to the House of Commons this afternoon, Boris Johnson confirmed free Covid testing would end in England from April 1, meaning LFTs and PCR tests will now have a price
Daily Record · Feb 21, 2022 NHS Ayrshire & Arran's delayed discharge figures give cause for concern Figures released by Public Health Scotland show that delayed discharge rates at NHS Ayrshire and Arran rose from 3,093 in December 2020 to 4,342 in December 2021.
The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2022 NHS worker ‘did not feel safe at work’ before catching and dying from Covid-19 Mark Woolcock, 59, died towards the beginning on the pandemic and was remembered by his daughter as a “nurturing and gentle soul”.
Belfast Live · Feb 21, 2022 Co Fermanagh woman thanks NHS staff after cancer journey Denise from Lisbellaw was diagnosed with the illness last January and said it was a huge shock for her
Daily Record · Feb 21, 2022 Bowel cancer symptoms and four urgent signs to 'go to A&E' Bowel obstructions are medical emergencies and could be a sign of bowel cancer.
The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2022 Patients miss out on genetic cancer testing due to NHS rules, researchers warn Access to genetic cancer testing ‘complicated’ and ‘restricted’, warns Institute of Cancer Research
The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2022 UK Covid: Boris Johnson announces end to restrictions in England – as it happened Prime minister says all legal restrictions can be lifted now vaccination levels are high and deaths are low
Birmingham Post · Feb 21, 2022 Long-running £1.2bn takeover of AI software developer set to complete next month Blue Prism works with the likes of Jaguar Land Rover, eBay and the NHS
The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2022 Millions in England face ‘second pandemic’ of mental health issues Exclusive: NHS leaders urge ministers to tackle huge rise in depression, anxiety, psychosis and eating disorders since Covid hit
Birmingham Post · Feb 21, 2022 Sales surge £110m at PPE maker Globus Group as profits pass £50m The group makes specialist masks for frontline NHS staff