England is a “global outlier” in the fight against the Omicron wave of coronavirus because of its anti-restrictions stance, Wales’s First Minister has said. At a Welsh Government press briefing
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Troops are getting ready to support the NHS through the current wave of Covid-19 as NHS data shows staff absences due to Covid have risen 59% in a week. The
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The boss of a care home group with 2,300 staff said people with Covid who are asymptomatic should not be required to isolate. Tony Stein, chief executive of Healthcare Management
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Troops are to begin deploying in London to support the NHS amid growing staff shortages due to Covid-19, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. Around 200 armed forces personnel
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Health leaders have warned the NHS is facing a “staffing crisis” as more than 20 trusts were on the highest level of alert. The NHS Confederation said a number of
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Nicola Sturgeon has brought Scotland’s Covid self-isolation rules into line with the rest of the UK. The First Minister had come under fire from businesses and opposition leaders for having
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Rules on isolating people who are the contacts of confirmed Covid cases are clogging up hospital beds and “crippling healthcare”, some NHS experts have said. Present guidance to the NHS
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Boris Johnson has said there is a “good chance” he will not impose fresh restrictions to tackle the massive wave of Omicron cases, as he backed sticking with Plan B
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A care group boss has called for the Government to set up an emergency volunteer army for social care amid fears that providers could run out of staff. Mike Padgham,
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The Health Minister has urged people to get their booster vaccine after more than 30,000 cases of Covid-19 were recorded in Northern Ireland in just four days. Robin Swann said
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