Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were named Time magazine’s 2020 ‘Person of the Year’ on Thursday for their election victory over Donald Trump. The Democratic pair were chosen ahead of three other finalists: frontline health care workers and Anthony Fauci, the racial justice movement and President Trump. Trump has not yet responded to the news … Read more
Frontline NHS staff fighting Covid were given ‘rotten’ masks, gowns crawling with INSECTS and out-of-date PPE with the expiry dates covered up, MPs are told Dr Emily McWhirter was director of nursing at Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability Recalled opening a box of gowns where ‘a load of insects crept out of them’ Made revelations to … Read more
Amazon said on Thursday it would spend more than $500million on one-time bonuses for its frontline employees in the United States who are working the holiday season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Full-time operations staff in the US who are employed by Amazon from December 1 to December 31 will receive a bonus of $300, while … Read more
Plans are being drawn up for the long-awaited jab to be administered by GPs, teams visiting care homes and at-scale centres, reports GP publication Pulse. NHS England hasn’t confirmed reports.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have presented a Pride of Britain award, on behalf of the nation, to recognise the NHS frontline heroes in their battle against coronavirus. Kate Middleton and Prince William, both 38, met six representatives of the NHS to discuss their work during the pandemic and to present them with the … Read more
An NHS doctor fighting on the frontline against the coronavirus pandemic has been crowned the longest serving Miss England in the competition’s 92-year history Dr Bhasha Mukherjee, 24, from Derby, will continue her reign as Miss England for another year after Covid-19 scuppered the 2020 beauty contest. It means she will have retained the crown … Read more
More than 90% of Americans say front-line health workers should get a coronavirus vaccine first, followed by ‘high-risk’ children and older adults Researchers surveyed more than 1,000 adults and were asked to rate groups as ‘high priority’ for being given a coronavirus vaccine Front-line healthcare workers were rated the highest with 91% saying they should … Read more
Hundreds of doctors, nurses and other heroes in the battle against coronavirus will be recognised in a ‘bumper’ honours list to be published next month. People who have made outstanding contributions in the UK’s response to the virus will be rewarded in a special Queen’s Birthday Honours List on October 10. Boris Johnson announced earlier … Read more
Frontline NHS workers, many of whom have been helping to fight the coronavirus pandemic, have protested to demand better wages. Campaigners in central London, many wearing scrubs or other NHS uniforms, held banners which read ‘stop clapping, start paying,’ ‘priceless yet penniless’ and ‘640 healthcare workers dead, blood on their hands’ alongside images of Prime … Read more
Prince William has praised emergency service workers who responded to the ‘dreadful’ stabbings in Birmingham, during a surprise visit to Belfast today to meet with frontline staff. A knifeman rampaged across the English city centre in the early hours of Sunday, stabbing a student to death and leaving several others injured. The Duke of Cambridge, 38, referenced the … Read more