Two tests which can detect coronavirus and flu – and promise results in 90 minutes – are to be rolled out in hospitals, care homes and laboratories. The swab and
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A decade of cuts left the NHS and other public services “weakened” before they had to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, claims a report. In a joint inquiry by the
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Care homes in England have been without regular coronavirus tests for over a fortnight, a leading provider said, after the Government said a certain kit should not be used while
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A coalition of charities is urging the Chancellor to protect the jobs of workers who have been shielding, warning they will be put in an “impossible position” when restrictions ease.
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People from different households in Greater Manchester, parts of East Lancashire and West Yorkshire will be banned from meeting each other indoors from midnight, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.
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A group of women’s campaigners has been given the green light to pursue a legal challenge against the Crown Prosecution Service over a decline in rape prosecutions. The End Violence
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England had the highest levels of excess mortality in Europe across the first half of 2020, according to new analysis by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The country experienced
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Northern Ireland’s Covid-19 contact-tracing mobile phone app has become the first in the UK to launch. It is called Stop Covid NI and is aimed at interrupting the spread of
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An NHS worker left seriously injured by a racially aggravated hit-and-run has said such incidents “can’t keep going on”. The 21-year-old, who wishes to be referred to only as K
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The Government could receive around £98 million a year if it lifted the ban on asylum seekers working, according to a new report. If people seeking asylum had the right
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