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An investigation carried out by the BBC has found that the government failed to buy crucial protective equipment to cope with a pandemic.
The RCGP has urged parents not to shun childhood vaccinations during the coronavirus outbreak for fear of ‘burdening’ the NHS.
The families of health and care workers on the frontline in England will benefit from a new life assurance scheme during the coronavirus pandemic.
An initiative will provide more than 850 pre-charged power banks using 100 per cent renewable energy to help NHS workers charge smartphones.
Applications to work in the NHS have jumped as the nation has backed nurses, doctors and countless other health workers battling coronavirus.
Mobile testing units, operated by the Armed Forces, will travel around the UK to increase access to coronavirus testing.
The proposed merger between The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS FT and Poole Hospital NHS FT has been given the green light.
Staff working in some of the most high-risk coronavirus settings are still struggling to access the PPE they need to keep them safe.
Patient Experience Platform has revealed that NHS acute trust experience has risen sharply throughout coronavirus outbreak.
NHS Blood and Transplant is to collect convalescent plasma from people who have recovered from coronavirus to support a national clinical trial.
One in every 20 people are not washing their hands, even as the country continues to struggle in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Over one million people have now registered with NHS login following an upsurge in demand for digital services during the coronavirus pandemic.
Doctors have had to postpone more than two million operations to free up beds for coronavirus patients.
Sir Simon Stevens has launched a major new drive to persuade the public to seek the urgent care and treatment they need.
GPs can now access primary care records for patients registered at other practices during the coronavirus epidemic.
The number of people who have died with coronavirus in UK hospital has now surpassed the 20,000 mark.
Trials of drones delivering medical supplies have had fast-tracked approval to commence given the urgent need during the coronavirus pandemic.
Testing for coronavirus has been extended to all essential workerss, including NHS and care staff, teachers, hospital cleaners, public servants, the emergency services, supermarket staff, delivery drivers, and critical infrastructure staff
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