The Department of Health (DH) in Northern Ireland have issued new advice on visiting health and social care services coming under growing pressure due to the increase in cases of
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Here are the main points from Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget: Outlining the Government’s economic response to the Covid-19 outbreak, Mr Sunak unveiled an additional “fiscal loosening” of £18 billion to
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More than £3 million is being spent on a “rapid scaling up” of NHS facilities for video consultations in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has
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A visa allowing doctors, nurses and health professionals from overseas to work in the NHS is to be introduced by the Government. Health minister Helen Whately said the move would
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Around one in 20 calls made to NHS 111 led to unnecessary emergency department attendances within 24 hours, despite being advised to seek alternative care. The results suggest that women
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More than a million people have sought advice on coronavirus from a dedicated NHS online service in the first few days since its launch. An update to 111 online was
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A coronavirus pandemic would be “quite useful” as it would take out hospital bed blockers, a former Scottish government official has said. Professor June Andrews said Covid-19 would allow hospitals
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A patient with underlying health conditions has become the first person in the UK to die after testing positive for coronavirus. The older patient, reported to be a woman in
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The NHS “does not have the nurses it needs”, according to a new report. The stark warning from the National Audit Office (NAO) comes after health officials said a Covid-19
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The number of people who have to stay in hospital despite being well enough to leave has reached a new high. Figures from January showed there were 1,640 patients whose
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