More than 50,000 new coronavirus cases have been recorded for the sixth day in a row and another 454 deaths today as health officials warn that people as young as 30 ‘will die from Covid’. Official figures show there had been a further 54,990 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK, up 80 per cent … Read more
Health officials today warned that people as young as 30 ‘will die from Covid’ as NHS hospitals in the West Country brace for an overspill of critically-ill patients from London under emergency plans. Trusts in London and the south-east at the centre of the UK’s epidemic are preparing to transfer patients to hospitals in the … Read more
A dentist who offered to become an NHS Covid vaccinator has slammed the ‘overload of bureaucracy’ involved in the application process. Dentist Andy Bates revealed he ‘gave up’ after having to wade through a huge checklist of training modules so he could qualify to administer the Covid-19 vaccine. The learning list involves 18 modules, including … Read more
Liverpool’s council leaders today called for a third national lockdown to contain the new ‘mutant’ strain of Covid and prevent a ‘catastrophe’. The city’s acting mayor, Wendy Simon, and the Labour-run city council’s cabinet say the speed of the rise in coronavirus cases have reached ‘alarming levels’ and urgent action is now required to save … Read more
NHS doctor encourages people to have Covid vaccine by sharing TikTok videos dancing to J-Lo and Destiny’s Child to dispel mistruths about the jab Dr Mark Perera, from East London, had his Covid-19 vaccination earlier this year Has been taking to TikTok to dispel myths about jab while dancing to pop songs Assured viewers he … Read more
Thousands of Britons at risk of blindness will benefit from a new drug that slows vision loss and can even improve sight. The medicine, brolucizumab, has now been approved by NHS chiefs for patients with wet age-related macular deterioration – a painless yet incurable eye disease that’s the leading cause of blindness in over-55s. Previously, sufferers … Read more
Health bosses last night insisted urgent cancer operations in London will not be scrapped to ease the strain on hospitals inundated with coronavirus patients. Sir David Sloman, NHS regional director for the capital, stressed that surgery is continuing despite the increased demand on hospitals from Covid-19. His pledge came after it was claimed that potentially … Read more
Transplant operations are set to double after experts pioneered new ‘heart in a box’ device to retrieve organs from donors Medics at Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, have developed ‘heart in a box’ Helps to keep the organs in better condition after they are retrieved from donors Enables medical teams to retrieve, restart and assess hearts … Read more
More than 6million people in England use antidepressants as record number turn to pills during Covid lockdown, new figures show By Antony Thrower For Mailonline Published: 12:53 GMT, 2 January 2021 | Updated: 12:58 GMT, 2 January 2021 A record-breaking six million people in England have been prescribed antidepressants as lockdown life continues to impact … Read more
Boris Johnson vows to swell the ranks of key public sector staff after hailing recruitment of 6,000 doctors and 13,000 nurses to NHS in 2020 Prime Minister has ‘unwavering’ commitment to employ more public workers Mr Johnson called for those looking for jobs or a career change to consider He said he wanted to spearhead … Read more