Updated risk assessment guidance welcomed

NHS Englandhas welcomed the updated risk assessment guidance for BAME, at risk and other vulnerable staff groups working across the NHS.

Dental practices to reopen from 8 June

Dependent on having the appropriate safety measures in place, dental practices in England have been told they can reopen from 8 June.

First Seacole Centre opens doors as rehab centre

The NHS Seacole Centre at Headley Court, Surrey, named in honour of the pioneering nurse Mary Seacole, has received its first patients.

Millions of patients benefiting from remote consultations

Millions of patients have been getting support from family doctors from the comfort of their own homes while the NHS responds to coronavirus.

NHS will keep data of those with coronavirus for two decades

A privacy notice posted by PHE has shown that the NHS will keep personal data about people with coronavirus for 20 years.

Macmillan warns of ‘ticking time bomb’

Macmillan Cancer Support has said that cancer is going undiagnosed for up to 2,000 people a week due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Mental health prescribing goes digital at Humber

Humber Teaching NHSFT has gone live with a new electronic prescribing system, to better help administer medicines for mental health professionals.

NHS Test and Trace service launched

The new NHS Test and Trace service has now launched across England, seeking to help identify, contain and control coronavirus.

BAME nursing staff experiencing greatest PPE shortages

A new RCN survey has revealed that black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) nursing staff are more likely to be left without PPE.

Cyber criminals will use coronavirus tracing app for attacks

Half of the public surveyed about the Covid-19 tracing app do not trust the government to keep their information safe from hackers.

Lack of childcare effecting female doctors

Female doctors are less likely to be working on the front line of the coronavirus crisis because they struggle to secure childcare.

Psychiatric effects of coronavirus ‘could last a decade’

A senior NHS director has warned that the psychiatric conditions of the coronavirus pandemic could possibly last more than a decade.

GM Care Record for 2.8 million Manchester citizens

Health and care organisations across Greater Manchester have accelerated the deployment of a GM Care Record for all 2.8 million citizens.

Boost to PPE supply with more than 100 new deals

The government has signed deals with more than 100 new suppliers from around the world to help meet demand for PPE.

Selected NHS patients to access remdesivir drug

The anti-viral drug remdesivir will be made available to patients meeting certain clinical criteria to support their recovery in hospital.

Somerset NHS hospital shuts doors to new patients

Weston General Hospital has ‘temporarily stopped accepting new patients’ due to a high number of patients with coronavirus.

£7m investment in new Patient Recruitment Centres

A £7 million government investment will help launch five new regional Patient Recruitment Centres (PRCs) across England.

Six in 10 health worker deaths from coronavirus are BAME

The number of healthcare workers who have died due to coronavirus has reached 200, with more than six in 10 of the victims from BAME backgrounds.

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