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England to return to Plan A following the success of the booster programme

England to return to Plan A following the success of the booster programme

Wednesday, 19 January 2022

Plan B measures will be removed following millions getting the booster, which gives strong protection against Omicron. ...

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Made in Chelsea stars call on nation to Get Boosted Now

Made in Chelsea stars call on nation to Get Boosted Now

Wednesday, 19 January 2022

Julius Cowdrey and Miles Nazaire are calling on the nation to get boosted as the easiest New Year’s health resolution you can make ...

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Famous faces urge people to take up a career in care

Famous faces urge people to take up a career in care

Tuesday, 18 January 2022

Public are urged to consider a career in care as celebrities pledge their support for the sector....

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New advertising drive calling on young people to Get Boosted Now

New advertising drive calling on young people to Get Boosted Now

Friday, 14 January 2022

Campaign launches as booster uptake among young people is lower than older age groups....

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Free PPE for frontline extended for another year

Free PPE for frontline extended for another year

Thursday, 13 January 2022

Offer of free personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline health and care staff extended until 31 March 2023....

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Professor Sir Jonathan Van Tam to step down as Deputy Chief Medical Officer in March 2022

Professor Sir Jonathan Van Tam to step down as Deputy Chief Medical Officer in March 2022

Thursday, 13 January 2022

Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam will step down as Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England at the end of March 2022 to take up a new role at the Univer...

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New campaign launched urging pregnant women to Get Boosted Now

New campaign launched urging pregnant women to Get Boosted Now

Monday, 10 January 2022

Pregnant women are being urged to Get Boosted Now in a new advertising campaign launched today over social media and radio....

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New campaign launched to help parents improve children's diet

New campaign launched to help parents improve children's diet

Monday, 10 January 2022

The government's New Better Health campaign, including a new NHS Food Scanner App, launches today to help parents improve their children's diet....

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Pre departure testing removed for vaccinated travellers

Pre departure testing removed for vaccinated travellers

Wednesday, 05 January 2022

Testing and border measures are changing for fully eligible fully vaccinated travellers arriving in England....

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One year anniversary of UK deploying Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine

One year anniversary of UK deploying Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine

Tuesday, 04 January 2022

2.5 billion doses of the at-cost and UK-made vaccine have been administered across the world...

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New campaign launch reveals 6 major health benefits to losing weight

New campaign launch reveals 6 major health benefits to losing weight

Tuesday, 04 January 2022

New Better Health campaign offers free support and guidance to those working towards a healthier weight....

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UK marks 132 million life saving COVID 19 vaccinations in 2021

UK marks 132 million life saving COVID 19 vaccinations in 2021

Sunday, 02 January 2022

Year rounded off with 1.6 million booster jabs in the final week....

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All adults in England offered COVID 19 booster vaccine

All adults in England offered COVID 19 booster vaccine

Friday, 31 December 2021

Government and NHS meets target to offer a booster to everyone eligible before the New Year in a huge national effort....

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More than 90% of people receive first dose of COVID 19 vaccine

More than 90% of people receive first dose of COVID 19 vaccine

Thursday, 30 December 2021

Uptake of first doses has soared recently with around a 50% increase week on week....

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One year anniversary of UK approving Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID 19 vaccine

One year anniversary of UK approving Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID 19 vaccine

Thursday, 30 December 2021

A year ago today, the UK became the first country in the world to approve the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine....

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An extra £60 million for adult social care over January 2022

An extra £60 million for adult social care over January 2022

Wednesday, 29 December 2021

The government is providing an additional £60 million to local authorities to support the adult social care response to COVID-19 in January. ...

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Children whose parents smoke are 4 times as likely to take up smoking themselves

Children whose parents smoke are 4 times as likely to take up smoking themselves

Tuesday, 28 December 2021

A new film from the government Better Health Smoke Free campaign has been released to discuss how adult smokers can influence younger people....

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Rugby stars show support for booster campaign

Rugby stars show support for booster campaign

Monday, 27 December 2021

England Women’s Rugby team stars urge more people to get their COVID-19 booster....

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Get Boosted Now text message to go out from Boxing Day

Get Boosted Now text message to go out from Boxing Day

Sunday, 26 December 2021

As part of the national Get Boosted Now campaign to protect against Omicron, a text will be sent out from Boxing Day reminding people to get jabbed...

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Uptake of COVID 19 vaccine doses soars in week before Christmas

Uptake of COVID 19 vaccine doses soars in week before Christmas

Sunday, 26 December 2021

Uptake of COVID-19 first doses increased by around 46% and second doses by 39% in England in the week ending 21 December....

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Biggest visa boost for social care as Health and Care Visa scheme expanded

Biggest visa boost for social care as Health and Care Visa scheme expanded

Friday, 24 December 2021

Care workers, care assistants and home care workers to become eligible for Health and Care Visa for 12 month period...

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Government accepts JCVI advice on COVID 19 vaccination programme

Government accepts JCVI advice on COVID 19 vaccination programme

Thursday, 23 December 2021

Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid accepted advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on Wednesday 22 December ...

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Government sets clear ambition to close gender health gap

Government sets clear ambition to close gender health gap

Thursday, 23 December 2021

The Vision for Women’s Health has been published, which sets out key government commitments on women’s health and inequality....

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Carers urged to get COVID 19 booster now

Carers urged to get COVID 19 booster now

Thursday, 23 December 2021

All unpaid carers, care home and home care workers are urged to get boosted against coronavirus (COVID-19) now to protect the most vulnerable this win...

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UK hits 30 million boosters as push continues to Get Boosted Now

UK hits 30 million boosters as push continues to Get Boosted Now

Wednesday, 22 December 2021

UK hits major milestone of 30 million coronavirus (COVID-19) boosters as all adults urged to Get Boosted Now....

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UK secures millions more antivirals to help fight Omicron

UK secures millions more antivirals to help fight Omicron

Wednesday, 22 December 2021

The UK has signed contracts to buy a further 4.25 million courses of antivirals for the NHS...

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More than half of over 18s boosted against COVID 19

More than half of over 18s boosted against COVID 19

Friday, 17 December 2021

More than 50% of the adult UK population are now boosted after the programme was accelerated this week....

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Government backs social care with record funding

Government backs social care with record funding

Friday, 17 December 2021

Record funding to support local authorities, care providers and the social care workforce through the pandemic and into the future....

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G7 statement on the Omicron variant

G7 statement on the Omicron variant

Thursday, 16 December 2021

The statement issued by the G7 health ministers on the global threat of the new variant of COVID-19 following their meeting....

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25 million boosters in UK as public urged to Get Boosted Now

25 million boosters in UK as public urged to Get Boosted Now

Thursday, 16 December 2021

25 million people in the UK have had their booster vaccine or third dose as everyone eligible is urged to keep coming forward for the vital jab...

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