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Sunday, 10 January 2021
The government has ordered 2 million of the first British-manufactured tests for use in asymptomatic testing....
Sunday, 10 January 2021
Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty writes about the UK's battle with Covid-19. ...
Sunday, 10 January 2021
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care shares thoughts on vaccines, testing and the R number. ...
Sunday, 10 January 2021
Chief Medical Adviser for NHS Test and Trace, Susan Hopkins, on the importance of testing those without symptoms....
Sunday, 10 January 2021
Minister Nadhim Zahawi shares his thoughts on the three Covid-19 vaccines and full vaccine deployment plan...
Saturday, 09 January 2021
The new framework will raise awareness of rare diseases, speed up diagnosis and improve care and treatment....
Friday, 08 January 2021
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has authorised the Moderna vaccine after an extensive analysis of the vaccine’s safety,...
Thursday, 07 January 2021
Clinical trial results show the drugs reduce risk of death by 24% for critically ill patients and time spent in intensive care by up to 10 days....
Thursday, 07 January 2021
The first people will receive the Oxford University/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine today (4 January 2021) as the NHS rapidly expands COVID-19 vaccina...
Thursday, 07 January 2021
During the week of 24 to 30 December, 684,747 people who had tested positive, and their contacts, were reached and told to self-isolate....
Wednesday, 06 January 2021
Oral statement to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the new COVID-19 regulations following the move to a national loc...
Tuesday, 05 January 2021
Natalie Forrest appointed to lead the government's plans to build 40 new hospitals by 2030, as part of the largest hospital-building project in a gene...
Monday, 04 January 2021
A joint statement from the UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) recommending that the UK COVID-19 alert level move from level 4 to level 5....
Thursday, 31 December 2020
Nearly 2.4 million people were tested at least once between 17 and 23 December....
Thursday, 31 December 2020
Everyone in England is being encouraged to stay at home to see in the new year safely....
Wednesday, 30 December 2020
More areas move to Tier 4 to limit the spread of the virus as case rates rise across the country....
Wednesday, 30 December 2020
Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine meets regulator’s strict standards of safety, efficacy and quality....
Wednesday, 30 December 2020
Joint clinical advice from the 4 UK Chief Medical Officers on the prioritisation of first doses of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines....
Wednesday, 30 December 2020
Government update on the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine....
Monday, 28 December 2020
Promotions on food and drinks high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) in retailers will be restricted from April 2022, the government has confirmed today. ...
Thursday, 24 December 2020
More than 600,000 people in the UK have received the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as part of the largest vaccination programme i...
Thursday, 24 December 2020
Tracing performance has remained high with 92.6% of contacts reached last week, and the proportion of contacts reached within 24 hours increased to 97...
Thursday, 24 December 2020
Exponential rises in cases in the South East and East of England necessitate decisive action ahead of the formal review on 30 December....
Wednesday, 23 December 2020
Care homes across the country will benefit from additional rapid testing to test staff twice a week to help protect residents and workers from the vir...
Wednesday, 23 December 2020
Speech by Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock at the Downing Street coronavirus briefing....
Wednesday, 23 December 2020
More local authorities to be offered rapid-turnaround lateral flow tests to detect asymptomatic cases and help slow the spread of coronavirus....
Tuesday, 22 December 2020
The number of nurses in the NHS in England increased by 13,313 on last year to a record 299,184, and the number of doctors rose by 6,030 to a record 1...
Monday, 21 December 2020
This group is advised to stay at home at all times, unless for exercise or medical appointments, and not to attend work, even if they are unable to wo...
Saturday, 19 December 2020
New strain of COVID-19 reported to World Health Organization....
Friday, 18 December 2020
There is wide variation in health outcomes across the country and between different groups of people, much of which is avoidable....
Department of Health and Social Care BMA Resident Doctors Committee rejects landmark deal
Northern Ireland Office Minister’s Boston visit puts NI's tech sector in the spotlight
HM Treasury Mileage rates review to support working people
Department of Health and Social Care Health devolution in Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire