Construction of a temporary hospital in Glasgow to help cope with the Covid-19 outbreak is now under way. More than 400 contractors are working alongside nearly 150 clinicians and operational
Read More
Healthcare workers need clarity from ministers about what risks they should not have to take if they do not have adequate personal protective equipment, the British Medical Association has said.
Read More
Hundreds of cancer patients in Wales could die because of delays in treatment and screening due to coronavirus, a cancer charity has warned. Tenovus Cancer Care says cancer services across
Read More
Shortages in supplies of protective equipment for health workers has led to a desperate NHS procurement chief tweeting “God help us all”. Protective gowns for frontline staff were not included
Read More
People in Wales face having their movements restricted “beyond” the current three-week lockdown, the First Minister has said. Mark Drakeford admitted the potential restrictions for people and businesses would be
Read More
The Scottish Events Campus (SEC) will be turned into a field hospital and cancer screening programmes will be paused to help the NHS respond to the coronavirus crisis, Nicola Sturgeon
Read More
James McAvoy has said that he wanted to “start a conversation” so that NHS frontline workers who are fighting the coronavirus pandemic are aware of how much they are valued
Read More
Health minister Robin Swann has said “concrete action” is being taken over Northern Ireland’s supply of personal protective equipment (PPE). Coronavirus testing in the region is also expected to be
Read More
The Government has ordered 10,000 ventilators to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic, billionaire entrepreneur Sir James Dyson has said. In an email to staff, the inventor said his eponymous company
Read More
More than 500,000 people in just over 24 hours have signed up to help the NHS as volunteers during the coronavirus crisis. The NHS and the Prime Minister have thanked
Read More