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Unions slam ‘shambolic’ Government after day of confusion ends with 3% pay rise for NHS staff

By Alan Jones, Reporter21st July 2021News England

NHS staff in England are to receive a 3% pay increase after a day of confusion ended with an announcement that the Government had accepted recommendations from the pay review

Surgeries cancelled at Lanarkshire’s three acute hospitals due to unprecedented levels of pressure

By The Press Association21st July 2021News Scotland

Further planned surgeries have been cancelled as a health board’s three acute hospitals experience unprecedented levels of pressure. NHS Lanarkshire said that increased Covid-19 cases, staff shortages due to annual

Johnson resisted lockdown as he no longer believed ‘NHS overwhelmed stuff’, messages suggest

By Sam Blewett, Reporter20th July 2021News England

Boris Johnson said he no longer believed “all this NHS overwhelmed stuff” as he resisted imposing England’s second coronavirus lockdown, leaked messages suggest. Dominic Cummings shared WhatsApps with the BBC

Frontline NHS and social care workers spared quarantine in ‘exceptional circumstances’

By Gavin Cordon, Reporter19th July 2021News England

Frontline NHS and social care workers in England who are fully vaccinated will, in “exceptional circumstances”, be permitted to carry on working if they are “pinged” by the Covid contact

Fresh warnings that ‘pingdemic’ will create surge of frontline workers forced to self-isolate

By Sam Blewett and Patrick Daly, Reporters16th July 2021News England

Fresh calls have been issued to prevent a “surge” in workers and medics being forced into self-isolation over coronavirus contacts when most restrictions end on Monday. Medics are among the

Half of first wave Covid-19 patients developed kidney, lung or heart complications – new study

By Nina Massey, Reporter16th July 2021News England

Half of the coronavirus patients admitted to hospital during the first wave developed at least one complication, new research has found. The study included more than 70,000 adults in the

Health staff in Sunderland asked to postpone holidays amid ‘extreme pressure’ due to virus

By Tom Wilkinson, Reporter16th July 2021News England

Health bosses in Sunderland have asked staff to postpone holidays as the trust came “under extreme pressure” due to a surge in coronavirus cases. Staff at South Tyneside and Sunderland

Face coverings to still be worn in all NHS England settings after July 19 – chief nurse confirms

By Mike Bedigan, Reporter15th July 2021News England

Staff, patients and visitors in all NHS settings must continue to wear face coverings and observe social distancing, England’s chief nurse has said, despite coronavirus restrictions being eased from Monday.

University-led project secures £300k funding to improve hospital care for people with dementia

By Laura McKellar, Reporter14th July 2021Education & Training

A team of researchers from the University of Hertfordshire, Leeds Beckett University and the University of Nottingham have been awarded over £300,000 of funding from the Alzheimer’s Society to co-design

Surging Covid-19 cases sees Lothian and Lanarkshire latest health boards to postpone operations

By The Press Association8th July 2021News Scotland

Operations across Edinburgh are being postponed because of the pressure caused by increasing numbers of patients and staff infected with coronavirus. NHS Lothian becomes the latest health board to announce

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Unions slam ‘shambolic’ Government after day of confusion ends with 3% pay rise for NHS staff

Surgeries cancelled at Lanarkshire’s three acute hospitals due to unprecedented levels of pressure

Johnson resisted lockdown as he no longer believed ‘NHS overwhelmed stuff’, messages suggest

Half of first wave Covid-19 patients developed kidney, lung or heart complications – new study

Health staff in Sunderland asked to postpone holidays amid ‘extreme pressure’ due to virus

Face coverings to still be worn in all NHS England settings after July 19 – chief nurse confirms

University-led project secures £300k funding to improve hospital care for people with dementia

Surging Covid-19 cases sees Lothian and Lanarkshire latest health boards to postpone operations

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Unions slam ‘shambolic’ Government after day of confusion ends with 3% pay rise for NHS staff

Surgeries cancelled at Lanarkshire’s three acute hospitals due to unprecedented levels of pressure

Johnson resisted lockdown as he no longer believed ‘NHS overwhelmed stuff’, messages suggest

Frontline NHS and social care workers spared quarantine in ‘exceptional circumstances’

Fresh warnings that ‘pingdemic’ will create surge of frontline workers forced to self-isolate

Half of first wave Covid-19 patients developed kidney, lung or heart complications – new study

Health staff in Sunderland asked to postpone holidays amid ‘extreme pressure’ due to virus

Face coverings to still be worn in all NHS England settings after July 19 – chief nurse confirms

University-led project secures £300k funding to improve hospital care for people with dementia

Surging Covid-19 cases sees Lothian and Lanarkshire latest health boards to postpone operations