Suspected Covid-19 patients with acute medical needs and people in care homes will be prioritised under plans to ration coronavirus tests, Health Secretary Matt Hancock told MPs. NHS leaders have
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A new 400-bed facility will be built next to Wales’ largest hospital to manage any increase in Covid-19 cases this winter. The building, next to the University Hospital of Wales
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The Government must set out a “clear winter plan” to protect care homes, Labour has said, amid signs they are experiencing a rise in coronavirus cases. Action must not be
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Addiction services in England are in desperate need of a funding boost amid a steep rise in higher risk drinking, the Royal College of Psychiatrists said. The number of people
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The personal data of every Welsh resident who tested positive for Covid-19 was accidentally uploaded to a public server, where it was searchable by anyone using the site. Public Health
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The coronavirus “rule of six” came into force in England on Monday, meaning any social gatherings of more than six people will break the law. People face fines of up
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The Government’s coronavirus testing programme is dealing with a backlog of 185,000 swabs, with tests being sent to labs in Italy and Germany as the system faces criticism for struggling
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Concerns are growing over an increase in Covid-19 cases in care homes, prompting the Government to send an alert to care providers to highlight the rising rates and to call
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Frontline NHS workers, many of whom have been helping to fight the coronavirus pandemic, have protested to demand better wages. Campaigners in central London, many wearing scrubs or other NHS
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Social care in England must be urgently reformed after the Covid-19 pandemic coupled with a chronic lack of investment “threatened to break an already fragile system”, a doctors’ union has
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