New TV advert urges public to stay at home to protect NHS

The public are being urged to stay at home as part of a major advertising campaign encouraging the public to protect the NHS and save lives.

NHS organisations instructed to rapidly vaccinate staff

NHS England has written to trusts to outline plans to vaccinate all frontline staff following the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

Major reform of Mental Health Act announced

The government has said that people with mental health issues who are detained under the Mental Health Act will benefit from new landmark reforms.

NHS staff 'traumatised' by first wave of virus

Nearly half of hospital staff working in ICUs during the first wave of coronavirus reported symptoms of severe anxiety, depression or PTSD.

New maternity leadership programme launched

Hundreds of NHS maternity and neonatal leaders in England will benefit from a new £500,000 maternity leadership programme.

GS1 UK announces partnership with NHS Wales

GS1 UK has signed a multi-year agreement with NHS Wales to drive the adoption of GS1 standards within healthcare settings.

Plans for at least two million vaccinations per week

Tens of millions of people will be immunised by the spring at over 2,700 vaccination sites across the UK, says the government.

NHS Vaccination Centres have opened their doors

The NHS has opened the first seven NHS Vaccination Centres to jab people aged 80 and over, along with health and care staff.

Moderna vaccine becomes third to be approved by MHRA

The coronavirus vaccine developed by Moderna has been given regulatory approval for supply by the MHRA.

Honesty needed over pandemic’s impact on patient care

Professor Ted Baker has called for honesty about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on patients, warning poor care could become normalised.

Flu vaccine uptake among over 65s highest ever

NHS staff have vaccinated a record 80.3 per cent of those aged 65 years and over in England against flu so far this year.

NHS to test routine collection of private hospital data

Pilots led by NHS Digital and PHIN will lead to alignment of NHS and private care data, and publication of comprehensive quality information.

Brits want more mental health services in primary care

More than one third of Brits would want access to mental health or counselling services in their GP practice or healthcare clinic.

Coronavirus treatments could cut hospital time by 10 days

Patients admitted to intensive care units due to coronavirus will receive new treatments which can reduce the time spent in hospital by up to 10 days.

Staff shortages rise due to coronavirus sickness absence

Tens of thousands of doctors and nurses are off sick because of coronavirus as the NHS tries to cope with more virus patients than ever before.

Oxford vaccine rolled out to hundreds of GP sites

The Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine is being rolled out to hundreds of GP-run vaccination sites in local communities in England.

Vaccinate all health and social care staff, says BMA

The BMA is urgently calling for all health and social care workers to be vaccinated no later than the end of January.

NMC to invite two new groups of overseas-trained nurses

The Nursing and Midwifery Council will invite two new groups of overseas-trained nurses to support the UK’s response to the pandemic.

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