Imminent funding decisions must protect the NHS

NHS Providers has warned that there is a real risk of the health service being overwhelmed in a winter coronavirus second surge.

Shielding guidance to ease from 6 July

Millions of people shielding from coronavirus will be advised they can spend more time outside their homes from Monday 6 July.

HEE announces greater flexibility for doctors in training

Health Education England has announced plans to provide greater flexibility to trainees by extending its OOPP to include all specialties.

DIY coronavirus saliva test being trialled

A new saliva coronavirus test that lets people collect their own sample at home by spitting into a pot is being trialled in the UK.

Stevens pays tribute to contribution of Windrush generation

Sir Simon Stevens has marked Windrush Day 2020 by committing the NHS to drive further improvements in race equality across the health service.

Eight priorities to safely rebuild health services

The RCN has outlined eight key priorities for safely rebuilding health and social care services, emphasising the need for comprehensive mental health support.

Coronavirus set to compound NHS winter crisis

The CQC's Professor Ted Baker has warned that patient safety is at risk if the NHS winter crisis is worsened by coronavirus.

Majority of Brits can’t identify common symptoms of cancer

New research has suggested that as much as 88 per cent of the British public can’t accurately identify the symptoms of common cancers.

NHS adopts Google/Apple framework for Covid-19 app

The government has announced the next phase of development in building an app that supports the end-to-end NHS Test and Trace service.

NHS high street check-ups pass 300,000

An NHS scheme, which has seen tens of thousands of people get a face-to-face appointment with a local pharmacist, is accelerating.

Treasury and NHS at loggerheads over private hospital plan

Matt Hancock and NHS bosses want to finalise a deal to to treat NHS patients in private hospitals and tackle its spiralling backlog.

Contact-tracing app will not be ready before winter

The mobile phone contact-tracing app will not be ready before the winter and is not a priority for the government at the moment, says minister.

Labour calls for routine testing of all health staff

The Labour Party is calling for routine testing of all staff in the NHS and social care sectors to help minimise transmission of coronavirus.

Scheme underway to tackle AMR and protect patients

A scheme to provide new antibiotics to NHS patients by offering to pay pharmaceutical companies upfront for their work will start this week.

Smear test cancellations adding 'huge pressure' to NHS

Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust has warned that health services will come under ‘huge pressure’ to work through backlogs of missed smear tests.

Pooling hospital waiting lists could help hospital ‘restarts’

Pooling hospital waiting lists, strictly segregating patients and reconfiguring departments could be required to restart routine NHS activity.

BAME recommendations should be implemented immediately

The BMA has called for the recommendations of a report into the impact of coronavirus on the BAME community to be implemented immediately.

NHS staff need coronavirus tests 'twice a week'

Derek Alderson, president of the Royal College of Surgeons, has said that NHS staff must be routinely tested for coronavirus up to twice a week.

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