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Catching coronavirus makes you immune to symptomatic reinfection, study claims 

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Catching coronavirus DOES make you immune to symptomatic reinfection for at least 6 months, study suggests Researchers scrutinised data from 11,000 healthcare workers in Newcastle  Found nobody who tested positive developed symptoms several months later  Researchers write that previous infection ‘appears to result in protection against symptomatic infection’ By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline Published: 13:12 GMT, … Read more

Moment Matt Hancock looks sheepish as he’s confronted by ICU nurse’s over ‘pandemic mismanagement’

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Matt Hancock was asked how he could look any health worker in the face and claim he was managing the pandemic properly by an intensive care unit nurse this morning. The Health Secretary was confronted with a pre-recorded question from Dave Carr in an excruciating live TV interview. Mr Hancock was caught on camera glaring … Read more

Dr Alex George says being on NHS frontline for a second time is ‘tough’

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Dr Alex George has admitted being on the frontline for a second time round is ‘tough’. The Love Island star, 30, appeared on Monday’s Lorraine via live link as he discussed the current coronavirus surge and revealed NHS staff are ‘exhausted’. Following the tragic death of his brother Llŷr in July last year, the healthcare professional … Read more

Number of patients being treated in ambulances soars and emergency calls go unanswered

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The number of patients being forced to wait in ambulances outside hospitals is soaring amid rising hospital admissions, paramedics have warned – as it emerged NHS hospitals in the West Country are bracing for an overspill of critically-ill patients from London under emergency plans. NHS data shows that the number of patients waiting more than an … Read more

As the Covid jab rollout begins TODAY we answer all your key questions

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As the Covid jab rollout begins TODAY we answer all your key questions – from whether survivors need it to how many doses are there to go round Key questions over the new Oxford Covid vaccine have been answered The first people to receive the jabs will be the 22million at the highest risk The … Read more

I’ve had Covid-19 so do I still need this? And do we have enough to go around?

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I’ve had Covid-19 so do I still need this? And do we have enough to go around? As health bosses prepare to step up the coronavirus inoculation programme, we answer the key questions about the vaccine Key questions over the new Oxford Covid vaccine have been answered The first people to receive the jabs will … Read more

Are Blair’s antics over Princess Diana the reason the Queen hasn’t made him Sir Tony?

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Among the actors, athletes and NHS heroes recognised in the most diverse New Year honours list ever, one name was once again absent. It was that of Tony Blair, former Prime Minister and, by some measure, the most successful leader of the Labour Party in its history. More than 13 years have elapsed since Mr … Read more

Surge in ward cases ‘could fill 12 hospitals’

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Surge in ward cases ‘could fill 12 hospitals’: Number of beds take up by Covid-19 patients surged in the eight days since Christmas, new figures show Beds occupied by  Covid patients increased in the eight days from Christmas East of England, London and South East recorded largest percentage increases   On New Year’s Eve, three intensive care … Read more

Britain’s rotten teeth boroughs! The towns and cities with the WORST dental decay in children

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Britain’s outraged dentists are today calling on the Government to tackle a ‘national scandal’ that means more than 33,000 children a year have such rotten teeth that medics have no option but to surgically remove them. Children as young as five-years-old are being referred to hospital to have up to 18 of their 20 milk … Read more

London’s Nightingale hospital will have just 300 of its 4,000 beds in use when it reopens next week 

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London‘s NHS Nightingale hospital will have just 300 beds for treating patients, a fraction of the 4,000 available in March, when it re-opens next week, MailOnline can reveal.  The flagship hospital at the ExCeL centre will start admitting recovering emergency care patients who have tested negative for coronavirus in the coming days, but it will … Read more