New evidence from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) that showed the uptake of flu jabs took a decline – with only 41% of people with long-term health conditions, 44% 2 -3-year-olds and 33% of...
At least 18,000 deaths were associated with flu during the last two winters, despite last winter being a relatively mild flu season, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has announced.
The General Secretary and Chief Executive of the RCN, Professor Nicola Ranger, referred to reports of traumatic impact amongst NHS staff, stating that: ‘Today’s evidence profoundly captures the...
The first COVID inquiry report slams former ministers for complacency over pandemic planning
UKHSA continues to ‘monitor the variants’ to curb further spread but health professionals said it is not as ‘alarming’ as it once was
Health leaders across the country have responded to Dame Ruth May’s announcement, expressing gratitude for her work as a CNO
The book – ‘a composite journal’ which incorporates poetry, prose and images – covers the range of emotions felt by writers and artists during the span of the pandemic, and beyond
The vaccine was the first of its kind to protect people from Covid-19, with around 53 million people in the UK having received their first dose. It is hoped the mRNA technology could eventually be...
Children aged 6 months to 4 years with underlying medical conditions should be offered the jab according to the JCVI as they are seven times more likely to be admitted to paediatric intensive care...
Testing will continue to focus on those at the highest risk
Kathy Oxtoby looks at how trauma-informed training at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is benefiting healthcare practitioners and the population they serve
The inquiry chair, retired High Court judge Baroness Hallett, made a pledge to conclude matters as ‘speedily as possible so lessons are learned before another pandemic strikes’
After a a lull, the number of COVID-19 cases is on the up, driven by the two omicron ‘variants of concern’ known as BA.4 and BA.5
New figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have estimated that a record two million people are now suffering from COVID-19 in the UK, with 400,000 reporting that it was adversely...
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