£3m ‘helping hand’ for Welsh mental health services

Nearly £3 million will support some of the most vulnerable mental health service users in Wales during the coronavirus pandemic.

Virus deaths continue to rise, official figures show

The number of people dying in the UK is more than 10 per cent higher than normal levels, with almost all of the excess linked to coronavirus.

Whole city testing pilot set for Liverpool

Everyone living or working in Liverpool will now be offered coronavirus testing in the first pilot of whole city testing in England.

Epsom and St Helier hospital in Sutton gets go ahead

Patients will benefit from a new, state-of-the-art NHS hospital in Sutton after the Health Secretary gave plans the green light.

Tens of thousands of NHS staff off work with Covid-19

New data, seen by The Independent, shows that tens of thousands of NHS staff are off sick or self-isolating because of coronavirus.

Guidance to boost quality of mental health support services

Health Education England has published a new competence framework to help expand and boost the quality of mental health support services.

More funding for Scottish emergency responders this winter

Funding of up to £11 million will be given to the Scottish Ambulance Service to help improve capacity and resilience this winter.

Trusts don’t have plans in place to manage use of plastic

Almost six out of ten hospital trusts don’t have plans in place to manage or reduce their consumption of single-use plastics.

Labour calls for overhaul of Test and Trace regime

Jonathan Ashworth has stressed that the next weeks must be used to expand testing and fix contact tracing to avoid the mistakes of the summer. 

London hospitals beginning to feel second wave pinch

The number of coronavirus patients admitted to London hospitals jumped by almost 10 per cent earlier this week.

10,000 UK patients now in hospital with coronavirus

More than 10,000 patients are now being treated in UK hospitals with coronavirus, with nearly 1,000 of them on ventilators.

Coronavirus has hit 'critical' stage in England

The coronavirus pandemic has now reached a ‘critical’ stage in England, with a dramatic increase in infections recorded across all areas of the country.

Scottish NHS to get additional £37 million for winter

An NHS Winter Preparedness Plan outlining steps to ensure a resilient and safe Scottish health care system has been published.

Pressure on health visitors puts generation of babies at risk

Early years charities have warned the government that they're at risk of failing a generation of babies born during the coronavirus pandemic.

Increase availability of testing for NHS staff, says report

A report has recommended that NHS England and NHS Improvement better support additional capacity for testing for NHS patients and staff.

£4m data project to accelerate coronavirus research

A research project will help scientists access the data they need more easily to help develop potential therapies and treatment for coronavirus.

Elderly not seeking help for potential cancer symptoms

GPs say they are concerned that fewer older adults are contacting them with symptoms compared to before the pandemic.

Prevent winter ‘mental health crisis’, says Labour

Labour has called on the government to enact a mental health and well-being guarantee this winter.

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