Doctors and nurses are calling for protection from ‘inappropriate legal challenges,’ as they fear criminal investigations could follow decisions to withdraw life support while treating Covid-19 patients. Last November Boris Johnson warned health workers could ‘be forced to choose which patients to treat, who would live and who would die,’ should the NHS become overwhelmed … Read more
Dr Ranj Singh has given an alarming insight into the state of the NHS hospital he works in as he revealed the staff are at ‘breaking point’ amid the rising number of Covid-19 cases. When he’s not on TV as This Morning’s resident GP, Ranj works in a children’s intensive care unit for children at … Read more
Both Brazilian Covid variants are ‘likely’ already in the UK, a Sage expert has warned after Boris Johnson declared that all arrivals to the UK will have to have tested negative for coronavirus from Monday. Two variants of interest have been identified in South America; the first has a small number of mutations and eight … Read more
Fox executives are said to be fearful a shake-up is on the cards as Rupert Murdoch heads back to the US thanks to the COVID-19 vaccine, courtesy of the UK’s NHS. The media mogul, who will turn 90 in March, got the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine in recent days, sources told The Daily Beast. … Read more
Care homes face longer wait for coronavirus vaccine as ‘unstoppable’ new strain rips through the sector Deadline for vaccinating care home residents faces delays as Covid spreads Department of Health said it was on track to offer jabs to residents by February But that represented a week’s slippage on NHS England’s rollout promises By Susie … Read more
Boris Johnson today declared that all arrivals to the UK will have to have tested negative for coronavirus from Monday as he begged Britons to ‘stay at home this weekend’. At a Downing Street briefing, the PM warned it was ‘not the time to relax’ as he escalated controls at the country’s borders again. Amid … Read more
Boris Johnson today declared that all arrivals to the UK will have to have tested negative for coronavirus from Monday as he begged Britons to ‘stay at home this weekend’. At a Downing Street briefing, the PM warned it was ‘not the time to relax’ as he escalated controls at the country’s borders again. Amid … Read more
Dr Alex George has been lauded by fans for his tireless work on the NHS front line during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Love Island star, 30, has been working as an A&E doctor in Lewisham throughout the pandemic, while many of his reality TV pals flout the rules by jetting to Dubai and claiming their … Read more
Coronavirus patient numbers may have already peaked in almost a seventh of hospitals in England, official figures suggest as an ICU doctor today warned care may have to be rationed if admissions continue to surge. Some 20 of 138 acute NHS trusts recorded a dip in beds occupied by Covid patients in the seven days … Read more
Boris Johnson was urged to double his target for 14million vaccinations by mid-February today amid signs brutal lockdowns have finally started to curb the coronavirus outbreak. The PM is facing demands to take advantage of the space created by the brutal restrictions as figures showed the number of jabs being administered rocketing to over 290,000 … Read more