Doctors fear ‘fake news’ is causing BAME people to reject Covid vaccine over claims the jabs contain alcohol or meat and can alter patients’ DNA Dr Harpreet Sood said cultural boundaries are partly responsible for false news He is part of NHS anti-disinformation campaign with South Asian influencers Doctor said it ‘needs to be clear’ … Read more
‘We’re struggling more than ever’: ICU nurse hits back at people who claim the virus is a hoax as she reveals staff are ‘terrified’ and ‘exhausted’ after annual leave is repeatedly cancelled Hayley Samantha, from London, took to Facebook to share the heartfelt message The NHS nurse, 26, urged the public to take the lockdown … Read more
Britons gathered outside their homes to take part in the second Clap for Heroes of the third national lockdown tonight as NHS staff protested Boris Johnson‘s handling of the pandemic outside Downing Street. Residents in Saltburn, Yorkshire, and Surrey wore fairy lights, banged pans and decorated their balconies with flowers spelling ‘NHS’ during the second … Read more
A fifth of all critical care units in England were full last week, NHS figures show as the number of Covid patients in hospital continued to spiral. Some 27 of 140 major NHS trusts had no space on the specialist wards, designed to care for the most seriously ill patients who need constant monitoring, on … Read more
Tens of thousands of doses of Oxford University/AstraZeneca‘s Covid vaccine may be binned because of confusion over which bureaucratic rules to follow, doctors fear. As part of the mission to vaccinate 13million of the most vulnerable by mid-February and get the UK out of the endless cycle of lockdowns, medics will visit the homes of … Read more
Hospitals across England are being told to open hundreds more intensive care beds so they can take in non-Covid patients from hotspot areas, it has emerged. A letter sent by NHS England bosses to dozens of trusts has ordered them to open the emergency capacity by tomorrow in a bid to take pressure off the worst-hit … Read more
The NHS waiting list for routine operations has surged to record levels amid rising admissions of coronavirus patients, ‘calamitous’ figures reveal. NHS England data published today shows 4.46million people were waiting for routine ops like joint replacements or cataract surgery in England by December. Of them, almost 200,000 had been on the list for more than … Read more
Footballers are acting in a ‘brainless’ way that is ‘an insult to the NHS‘ by engaging in group hugs after scoring goals, senior politicians have claimed. Players have been warned to avoid ‘unnecessary contact at all times’ including ‘handshakes and hugging’ in a set of tough new rules sent to Premier League clubs on Friday. … Read more
England could escape tougher lockdown measures for now after science chief Patrick Vallance suggested the current measures are ‘enough’ to control the mutant Covid strain and Neil Ferguson pointed to a ‘plateau’ in hospital admissions. Boris Johnson is set to hold off tightening the rules despite soaring deaths and Nicola Sturgeon imposing extra curbs in … Read more
Hope for the elderly as NHS staff aim to give care home residents Covid-19 jab by SUNDAY… but bosses admit it could take a week longer Majority of care home residents will be vaccinated by Sunday under NHS target Scientists say one life is saved for roughly every 25 people given the jab Outbreaks of … Read more