‘Hundreds’ of NHS Test and Trace staff are being let go after being left with nothing to do Allegedly hundreds of staff with nothing to do are being let go after only a week Call-handlers have been earning up to £27-a-day but many have made no calls The Test and Trace app may not work … Read more
Coronavirus medal could be rolled out as early as September ‘under Boris Johnson’s plans to honour “unsung hero” frontline NHS and care workers’ Government is believed to be working on plans to create new coronavirus medal Medal likely to be awarded to ‘unsung heroes’ who have put their lives at risk Medal has widespread political … Read more
When the Covid virus knocked the world for six, Brexit faded into the background. The bad-tempered arguments were forgotten. We joined neighbourhood groups, clapped for the NHS, smiled at strangers as we gave them a wide berth, and invented new and ingenious ways of keeping in touch. As the Queen movingly put it: ‘Our streets … Read more
Medics and NHS bosses slam Matt Hancock for ‘rushed’ decision to make hospital staff wear masks and say they were not consulted Backlash over TV announcement that all NHS staff must wear masks on premises Health Secretary Matt Hancock is accused of failing to warn hospitals of change But experts say that there is good … Read more
Flanked by two nurses in uniform, and still in his backless NHS hospital gown, my 66-year-old father, Don, takes a few tentative steps. He pauses, steadying himself, using his IV drip stand for balance, and then takes a few more – slightly more assured – paces. There are tears in my eyes. My big, strong dad, … Read more
A device that drains air from the chest is being used to treat thousands of patients who have suffered a collapsed lung – while they relax at home. The portable gadget, which is not much bigger than a ballpoint pen, slashes the time patients need to spend in hospital from three or four days to … Read more
Now we clap for YOU! Moment NHS staff applaud man who clapped outside hospital for 40 days of Covid crisis so he ‘realises how many people he’s helped’ Colin Wilkinson clapped for 40 days straight in supports of NHS staff workers Mr Wilkinson greeted staff as they began work at Basildon hospital, Essex Hundreds turned … Read more
A family-run pest control company that employs just 16 people was awarded a £108million contract to supply the NHS with PPE at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, it has emerged. PestFix, which has net assets of £18,000, received the large contract in April when the Government was under increasing pressure to meet the demand … Read more
Packed with more than two million pieces of vital personal protective equipment, five 44-ton trucks head in convoy for the front line of the battle against coronavirus. This was the remarkable scene yesterday as Mail Force, the new charity created by this paper, delivered its largest donation yet to the main UK hub of the National … Read more
The number of people dying in care homes soared by 61 per cent during March and April as the Covid-19 outbreak gripped England and Wales, government data revealed today. Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures showed hospital deaths fell by 21 per cent between March 7 and May 1, while they rose 43 per cent … Read more