Doctors who refuse to work without PPE must not face tribunals if patients come to harm, defence body says
Doctors should not face investigation if they refuse to see patients due to lack of PPE, their defence body has...
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No case of a child passing coronavirus to an adult exists, evidence review shows
The review, by the Don't Forget the Bubbles paediatric research project, added: "Notably, the China/WHO joint commission could not recall...
Boris Johnson has a ‘renewed’ debt of gratitude for the NHS after the birth of his son
In the space of just over a fortnight Boris Johnson has come to owe the NHS an enormous debt of...
Inquests into NHS staff who contracted Covid-19 should not examine issue of PPE, Chief Coroner warns
Inquests into the deaths of NHS workers from coronavirus should not examine systemic failures in the provision of personal protective...
Why the Government has chosen to lay bare the scale of the coronavirus crisis
No wonder the first question to Mr Hancock from health select committee chairman Jeremy Hunt at a session on April...
UK coronavirus death toll passes 26,000 as new figures include care home cases
The ONS statistics reflect cases in which Covid-19 was suspected, as well as those which are confirmed. However, they come...
BBC defends Panorama show that used Labour activists to criticise lack of PPE
The BBC has defended a Panorama programme which used Labour activists to criticise the Government’s “scandalous” PPE provision to the...
Coronavirus aftercare must be ‘scaled up’ to prevent future hospitalisations, charity warns
Aftercare for Covid-19 patients must be “scaled up” to prevent more hospitalisations later in the year, a charity has warned. ...
‘I was in the worst pain imaginable after cancer surgery and I had to face it alone due to Covid-19’
I’m a pretty fit and healthy guy usually: I play for a local football team and love getting out on...
Over-50s should be kept under coronavirus lockdown measures for longer, say researchers
"Presumably, police officers would have to be given the right to fine those caught breaking the age rule," the researchers...
BAME NHS workers should be given roles reducing risk from coronavirus, new guidance says
The latest figures from NHS England showed that BAME people accounted for 16 per cent of all hospital deaths in...
Coronavirus antibody tests could be available as soon as next month, co-ordinator says
Scientists are racing to manufacture an antibody test that can tell people whether they have had the virus and built...
‘There is a high number of ethnically diverse patients going into critical care’
We’re now working three days and two nights each week to avoid any more 24-hour shifts, and this rearrangement of...
How far is the UK from passing the five tests for lifting the coronavirus lockdown?
In order to keep track of the rate of infection, the Government tests people – although the number of people being tested...
Covid-19 crisis may lead to 20,000 more cancer deaths
It came as a poll of 1,000 adults found that one in 10 people would not contact their GP even...
Breast cancer drug set to be approved as groundbreaking treatment for prostate cancer
A breast cancer drug is on the verge of being approved as a groundbreaking treatment for prostate cancer, following the...
Contact-tracing and testing to begin on Isle of Wight under NHS proposal
The Government’s coronavirus test-and-trace strategy could be trialled first on the Isle of Wight, The Telegraph can reveal as NHS...
Matt Hancock announces massive ramping up of testing, as Government races to hit 100,000 target
However, concerns over the management of the drive-in centres have been raised, with one London hospital trust “actively discouraging” staff...
Children under 10 can hug grandparents again without risk, Swiss health officials say
A study earlier this month showed that a nine-year-old British schoolboy who caught the virus on a skiing holiday in...
Nicola Sturgeon announces regular Covid-19 tests for all hospital patients over 70
All patients over 70 who are admitted to hospital for any reason will now be tested for Covid-19, First Minister...
Care home deaths as high as hospitals and show no sign of slowing, experts warn
Coronavirus accounted for nearly 40 per cent of all deaths in the week up to April 17 in England and...
No evidence yet to back link between coronavirus and mystery syndrome in children, experts say
A similarly-worded warning was issued by the Paediatric Intensive Care Society and posted on its official Twitter account. Public Health...
Why we should salute Captain Tom Moore’s polished style in this era of relaxed dressing
Amid the gloom of recent news headlines has appeared a twinkly eyed ray of sunshine in the form of Captain...
‘Mixed messages’ on coronavirus lockdown creating public distrust, adviser warns
In recent weeks, ministers have given their own interpretations of Government advice, with Michael Gove at one point suggesting a...
Government counted each glove as single item to reach one billion total, investigation shows
She refused to be "drawn into the detail of these figures" but said there was a "huge national effort" to...
NHS contact-tracing app could be ready in ‘two weeks’
An NHS contact-tracing app could be ready in a fortnight as developers race to keep ahead of plans to ease lockdown....
Captain Tom’s spitfire flypast to mark 100th birthday cancelled amid fears it will draw crowds
Instead, the company behind the gesture will fly a circuit of Biggin Hill airfield in The Spirit of Kent at...
