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Tuesday, 01 December 2020
A technical and clinical evaluation has confirmed OptiGene RT-LAMP tests to be accurate and sensitive enough to be used for COVID-19 testing, includin...
Monday, 30 November 2020
Over 105,000 volunteers tested in England in latest significant study into coronavirus (COVID-19) by Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI....
Saturday, 28 November 2020
2.7 million vulnerable individuals in England to be offered free winter supply of vitamin D by the government....
Friday, 27 November 2020
The government has formally asked the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to evaluate whether supply of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine can...
Thursday, 26 November 2020
NHS workforce data for August shows the number of nurses in the NHS in England increased by 14,813 compared to last year, and the number of doctors ro...
Thursday, 26 November 2020
Test turnaround times are improving, more contacts are being reached than ever before, while 200 local tracing partnerships have been launched with lo...
Thursday, 26 November 2020
The Health and Social Care Secretary spoke to the House of Commons about the coronavirus situation and returning to strenghtened local COVID restricti...
Thursday, 26 November 2020
All local authorities in England to be placed in one of 3 tiers based on the latest available data. ...
Tuesday, 24 November 2020
The new drive seeks to empower frontline health and care staff by reducing unnecessary bureaucracy and locking in positive change seen during the pand...
Tuesday, 24 November 2020
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock spoke at the NHS Confederation’s NHS Reset Conference about a new strategy to reduce bureaucracy....
Monday, 23 November 2020
UK’s independent regulator to evaluate latest data from Pfizer and BioNTech to ensure the quality, safety and effectiveness of the vaccine meets the s...
Friday, 20 November 2020
Care workers looking after people in their own homes will be offered weekly coronavirus tests from Monday, the government has announced....
Friday, 20 November 2020
People aged 50 to 64 will get free flu vaccine from 1 December as part of expanded flu vaccination programme this winter....
Thursday, 19 November 2020
Figures published today show that NHS Test and Trace is reaching more positive cases and their contacts than ever, as numbers using the service contin...
Thursday, 19 November 2020
An expansion of the current Vivaldi study will test thousands more care home staff and residents for their immune response to coronavirus (COVID-19)....
Wednesday, 18 November 2020
16 hospitals across England will receive a share of nearly £16 million to introduce electronic prescriptions....
Wednesday, 18 November 2020
New short film released by the government shows how coronavirus lingers in enclosed spaces, and how to keep your home ventilated....
Monday, 16 November 2020
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock gave a statement at the coronavirus press conference....
Monday, 16 November 2020
Royal Mail is introducing a weekend extension for some priority postboxes from 21 November. ...
Monday, 16 November 2020
The COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium will use the funding to expand whole genome sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus....
Monday, 16 November 2020
The labs in Leamington Spa and Scotland will add 600,000 to the UK's daily testing capacity when operating at full capacity, meaning faster turnaround...
Saturday, 14 November 2020
Named family and friends may soon be able to regularly visit loved ones in care homes as a new testing pilot is launched....
Thursday, 12 November 2020
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock spoke about how we can use the lessons learnt during the pandemic to build a better hea...
Thursday, 12 November 2020
Findings from Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI show infections continue to rapidly increase with over 1 in 80 people infected....
Thursday, 12 November 2020
NHS Test and Trace has completed a record number of cases during this reporting week, with 85% of people who have tested positive successfully contact...
Wednesday, 11 November 2020
Extensive clinical evaluation shows lateral flow tests are accurate and sensitive enough to be used in the community, including for asymptomatic peopl...
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
Baroness Dido Harding talks about the achievements of NHS Test and Trace, and the focus to improve the service so that we're better able to live with ...
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
A new consultation has been launched on proposals to ban online adverts for foods high in fat, sugar and salt in the UK to tackle the obesity crisis a...
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
600,000 lateral flow tests to be sent out this week to kick-start the significant expansion of testing, followed by weekly local allocations....
Thursday, 05 November 2020
Figures released today show that over 10 million people in the UK have now been tested, and the target of reaching 500,000 testing capacity has been e...
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HM Treasury Mileage rates review to support working people
Department of Health and Social Care Health devolution in Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire