Hospital patients to be asked to choose one visitor as restrictions to be eased
Restrictions on visiting hospital patients will be eased within a fortnight but bringing flowers, chocolates or balloons onto wards and...
Year: 2020
Call 111 before turning up to your local A&E
The NHS is to pilot a “call first” model of Accident & Emergency which could be rolled out across the...
Deaths fall back to normal levels for first time in Covid-19 epidemic
Of the 9,339 deaths which occurred in the week to June 19, 783 mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate – just...
Nightingale hospitals to be converted to cancer testing centres
Nightingale hospitals will be converted into cancer testing centres in a bid to cope with a backlog in suspected cases,...
NHS could take up to two years to recover fully from effects of Coronavirus, Royal College warns
The NHS could take up to two years to recover from the Covid-19 crisis, and cope with the number of patients...
intimate tales of quiet heroism
The scenes from inside the hospital on Italy’s Frontline: A Doctor’s Diary (BBC Two) were grim, of course. We are well-used...
NHS bosses fearful boozy ‘Super Saturday’ could overwhelm hospital A&E services
Health chiefs are urging drinkers to take it easy when pubs open on “Super Saturday” - amid fears Accident & Emergency...
Two alcoholic drinks a day may slow mental decline, study finds
Having two alcoholic drinks a day may slow mental decline and preserve brain function, according to a new study. The...
No evidence Vitamin D protects against coronavirus, say experts
There is no good evidence that Vitamin D protects against coronavirus, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence has...
Do the things we long for make us as happy as we expect?
There are a number of reasons why we make these mistakes. One is that, when estimating, we focus only on...
Patients may have to wait a year for hip or knee operations
Patients may have to wait up to a year for a hip or knee operation leading doctors have warned, after...
Headteachers may refuse to fine parents who keep children at home in September
The Government's announcement later this week will outline exceptions to the rules, including for children with certain medical conditions or...
UK care home residents more likely to die from coronavirus than those in almost every other European country
More than 16,000 people have died with coronavirus in care homes since the epidemic began, and it is believed thousands...
Businesses back final ‘clap’ for coronavirus workers as UK plans ‘biggest thank you ever’ on July 5
As part of a weekend of commemorations, people will be invited to put a light in their windows on the...
Church bells to ring out again after three months of lockdown silence
Church bells will sound once more after the Church of England ruled that socially distanced ringing will be allowed under...
Risk of measles outbreak after children miss vaccinations during lockdown, experts warn
"The medical system has never been overwhelmed, and we have never told parents not to turn up for vaccination. Now...
Leicester could be first UK city to face local coronavirus lockdown, Priti Patel confirms
Leicester has a large Asian population, predominantly made up of large, multi-generational households. BAME people are known to be at...
Self-driving hospital beds in development to protect staff from Covid-19
Hospital wards across the country could soon be decked out with self-driving beds that will help protect staff from the...
How far away is a coronavirus vaccine? Latest news on UK and US trials
The findings, led by the National Institutes of Health, have not been peer-reviewed or published, but Professor Robin Shattock, Professor...
Pregnant BAME women to be fast-tracked into hospital due to heightened Covid risk
Pregnant women from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds should be fast-tracked into hospital because of their heightened risk...
NHS treatment delays linked to more child deaths than coronavirus
Dr Shamez Ladhani, a paediatric infectious disease consultant at St George's Hospital, London, and the chairman of the British Paediatric...
Antibody tests could do more harm than good by giving people the false hope they are protected, review warns
Jon Deeks, Professor of Biostatistics and head of the Test Evaluation Research Group at the University of Birmingham, said: "We...
Covid-19 may trigger diabetes, growing body of evidence suggests
The theory has some precedent as other viruses are known to precipitate autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes. A paper published...
Test and trace system gets worse at warning people to self-isolate after positive virus result
An additional 263 people - 3.8 per cent - could not be reached at all because no communications details were...
How to keep babies and toddlers cool in hot weather
As Britain experiences record heat, and temperatures across the UK continue to climb, it is essential that you protect your...
One last clap planned to applaud nation’s coronavirus effort
As well as applauding, participants will be encouraged to come together for a drink or a cup of tea with...
Coronavirus antibody tests could give false hope of immunity, scientists warn
The experts writing in the BMJ also question the companies' claims of accuracy due to the limited information they have...
