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Thousands more NHS patients who are hospitalised due to coronavirus will be able to receive life-saving treatment tocilizumab.
More than three million people were tested by NHS Test and Trace over the last reporting week, the highest number ever in a single week.
Almost one third of all patients who have needed hospital treatment for coronavirus since the pandemic began were admitted last month.
Leaders from all parts of the NHS are calling for a period of ‘recuperation’ for staff after the extreme and sustained pressures of the pandemic.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock is expected to outline plans to create a ‘more innovative and responsive’ NHS with reforms on the way.
HEE has continued to support employers to ensure its apprenticeship programme continues on course despite the pandemic.
Sir Elton John and Sir Michael Caine have joined forces in a new video to encourage people to get vaccinated against coronavirus.
DHSC's decision to prioritise hospitals at the beginning of the pandemic meant social care providers were left exposed by lack of PPE.
A new review will focus on the more efficient and safe use of health data for research and analysis for the benefit of the healthcare sector.
A bespoke system is supporting over 400 sites to deliver the coronavirus vaccination programme.
The Royal College of Nursing has warned that agency and temporary nursing staff at risk of being left behind.
People aged 70 and over who have not yet been vaccinated against coronavirus are being asked to contact the NHS to arrange a jab.
Over 1.7 million users have been asked to isolate as a result of a close contact since the launch of the NHS COVID-19 app.
A new poll by GMB Union has revealed that more than one in three ambulance workers has had coronavirus.
Additional surge testing and sequencing is being deployed to targeted areas, where coronavirus variants have been found.
The NHS will pay GPs an additional £10 for every Covid vaccination they deliver to someone who is housebound.
A leaked document has suggested that the government is planning to reverse reforms of the NHS in England introduced under David Cameron in 2012.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has confirmed that approved vaccines meet strict regulatory standards for safety.
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UK Building Regulations highlight toxic gas and smoke from layers of paint built up over multiple redecorations as a major cause of permanent ill health or death in a building fire.
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