NHS staff have been warned they could face a mandatory requirement to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said he is “leaning towards” making the jabs compulsory for
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A health board is putting scheduled hospital treatments on hold, including some for cancer patients, as it moves to its highest risk level – dubbed “Code Black”. Bosses at NHS
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It is “really worrying” that some care homes are reporting that they have not yet been contacted about getting a booster coronavirus vaccine for residents and staff, a social care
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The Welsh NHS is facing one of the hardest winters it will have ever faced, its chief executive has warned. Dr Andrew Goodall (pictured) said the dual challenge of the
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Doctors have accused ministers of being “wilfully negligent” after the Health Secretary ruled out immediately implementing the Government’s coronavirus “Plan B”. Sajid Javid (pictured) said people must get their Covid-19
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Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed an easing of care home visiting restrictions, taking effect from today. The Health Minister (pictured) said: “Following the latest review, the restrictions on visiting
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Patients waiting at least six hours for an ambulance will be “commonplace” this winter, a paramedic has warned. The UK faces a “bleak” few months amid reports of increasing waits
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Urgent action is needed to meet the needs of millions who shielded during the pandemic to avoid further deterioration of their health, a think tank has warned. Failure to do
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Ministers must immediately enforce “Plan B” coronavirus restrictions or “risk stumbling into a winter crisis”, an NHS leader has warned. Amid rising Covid-19 cases, Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the
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It is “critical” that the Covid booster programme is accelerated, a leading member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) has said. Professor Neil Ferguson, from Imperial College London,
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