How the latest fiasco hit the UK’s Test and Trace system
Labour MP for Nottingham North, Alex Norris, who is also a shadow health minister said: “The Government’s latest data blunder...
Month: October 2020
End of 10pm curfew in sight as dozens of Tories prepare to rebel
Ministers have to ask MPs to approve coronavirus lockdown measures in simple unamendable "yes/no" votes in the Commons within weeks...
Boris Johnson announces ‘most vulnerable’ to be prioritised for coronavirus vaccine rollout
Downing Street said there was an "enormous amount of planning and preparation in place" for the distribution of a vaccine....
In the age of Covid, these robots are giving surgeons peace of mind
“In a time where infection exposure is rife, minimally invasive robotic surgery is likely to become more prominent,” he explains....
The ‘Excel error’ that led to 16,000 missing coronavirus cases
A technical error with an Excel spreadsheet is believed to have caused 16,000 cases of coronavirus to be missed from national...
Health expert warns ‘long Covid’ could turn out to be a bigger problem than excess deaths
Prof Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King's College London, said their research had found that the effects of the...
How women’s health is bearing the brunt of the Covid pandemic
“After 24 hours of labour, I was transferred to an operating theatre for a potential caesarean,” says Natalie, an occupational...
America trade deal won’t put Hershey chocolate ads on buses
However Ms Truss insisted that she would not preside over a trade deal that worsened the UK’s obesity endemic. ...
Doctors will be able to buy non-Covid-19 testing from private hospitals in new ‘pay-as-you-go’ deal
Individual NHS trusts and local GPs across the UK will be able to buy non-coronavirus check-ups, tests and operations at...
NHS compensation payouts have doubled in six years, figures show
NHS Payouts linked to medication blunders have doubled in six years, fuelling record spending, official figures show. Former health secretary Jeremy...
Why starting a business is not easy
It is the dream of most people to start a business. However, compared to those who do not have any...
Health Secretary set to announce a regional coronavirus traffic-light system
Robert Jenrick,Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, said: "The national guidelines are simple to understand now –...
Smell tests could be the answer to ‘moonshot’
This week, new research revealed that loss of sense of smell could be a clearer sign of coronavirus than a...
Report shows staff at children’s gender clinic felt pressured to administer puberty-blocking drugs
A clinic treating transgender children failed to implement recommendations from 15 years ago after staff raised concerns regarding puberty blockers,...
My breast cancer scare during lockdown could have saved my life
In the quiet of lockdown, like many, I caught up on life admin, ticking off the things I never find...
Lockdown will destroy jobs and damage mental health, warns Middlesbrough Mayor
However, Mr Preston claimed the Government had "not engaged with us on any level at any point". "They seem to...
Test and Trace failing to reach three in 10 people testing positive for coronavirus
Saffron Cordery, the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, which represents hospitals, said: "We continue to be extremely concerned about...
Tories left to wonder when Boris Johnson will call time on pub curfew
Summing up the mood among most Tories, the former Business Secretary Greg Clark said on Thursday: "It does seem strange...
MP apologises after travelling to Parliament with Covid-19 symptoms before testing positive
Ms Ferrier spoke in the coronavirus debate in the House of Commons on Monday and, by her account, tested positive...
Doctors told to ration remdesivir as NHS hit by shortages
Hospitals have been ordered to ration prescriptions of the coronavirus “wonderdrug” Remdesivir after a shortage has left trusts without enough...
‘Rule of six’ may be working, say scientists, as coronavirus spread decelerates
The React study has carried out five rounds of sampling, of up to 160,000 people each time. It is being closely...
Coronavirus vaccine could take a year to distribute
Dozens of vaccines are in trials across the world, and Oxford University appears to be the furthest ahead. Final phase...
‘How many women are out there like me, wandering around not knowing?’
Yet in finding the lump herself, Daniels was one of the lucky ones. This week, new figures from Breast Cancer...
