COVID-19: Over 4 million people receive first dose of vaccine More than 4 million people in the UK have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as part of the largest vaccination programme in British history Social care: Sector to receive £269 million boost Nearly £270 million in funding will be provided to care homes to improve staffing levels and COVID-19 testing, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced COVID-19: Vaccines rolled out to people aged 70 years and over People aged 70 and over and the clinically extremely vulnerable have begun receiving invitations for vaccinations COVID-19: Record numbers test positive over New Year period A record 390,000 positive cases of COVID-19 were reported between 31 December and 6 January, the highest weekly figure to date, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced NMC announces new COVID-19 education standards The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) will reintroduce emergency education standards to enable final year nursing students to opt in to support the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, via extended clinical placement COVID-19: NHS organisations instructed to rapidly vaccinate staff NHS England has urged Trusts across the UK to outline plans to vaccinate all frontline staff against COVID-19 following the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine ‘Landmark’ reform to mental health laws Major reform of Mental Health Act will empower individuals to have more control over their treatment, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced COVID-19: New Oxford vaccine rolled out to general practice services The new Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is being rolled out in general practice-led services, NHS England has announced Flu vaccine uptake among over 65s highest on record Over 80% of those aged 65 and over in England have received the flu vaccine so far this year, the highest uptake ever achieved, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced COVID-19: Over one million have received vaccination More than 1.3 million people in the UK have now received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the Government has announced COVID-19: 80% motivated to improve health due to pandemic Around 80% of people aged over 18 have made the decision to change their lifestyle in 2021, a survey released by Public Health England has found COVID-19: First dose of Oxford vaccine delivered by NHS The NHS has become the first healthcare provider in the world to deliver a dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine The pick of 2020 After a year dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, we take a look back at our most popular news and clinical stories of 2020 COVID-19: Novel variant of virus emerges A new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been identified across the South East of England, leading to the imposition of new tier 4 restrictions ‘Wide variation’ in health outcomes across the country Higher levels of ill-health and disease in deprived areas have been highlighted in Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty’s first annual report ‘Long COVID’ patients to get help at more than 60 clinics Thousands of patients suffering with the long term symptoms of coronavirus can now access specialist help at more than 60 sites, NHS England has announced COVID-19: Over 137,000 people receive first dose of vaccine More than 137,000 people in the UK have received the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the first week of the largest vaccination programme in British history, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced Call for nurses to become prostate cancer Clinical Champions ??Leading men’s health charity Prostate Cancer UK is looking for nurses to join its Clinical Champions programme. The new 18-month programme is the first of its kind dedicated to improve care for men living with, or at risk of prostate cancer Raising awareness of prostate cancer in the BME community Karen Bonner is Chief Nurse at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. Since her dad died from prostate cancer six years ago, she’s been committed to raising awareness of the disease. Chief nurse for adult social care appointed ?Professor Deborah Sturdy is to become the new chief nurse for adult social care, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced Workforce: Risk to pandemic recovery due to nursing shortages Nursing shortfalls, along with the backlog in routine care and growing need for healthcare, are likely to make recovering from the pandemic ‘particularly challenging,’ a new report by the Health Foundation suggests COVID-19: ‘Landmark moment’ as first NHS patient receives vaccination The first Pfizer COVID-19 jab in the world has been delivered to an NHS patient, 90-year-old grandmother Margaret Keenan, as the health service begins the biggest vaccination campaign in its history COVID-19: Over one million cases reached by NHS Test and Trace Contact tracers have now successfully reached more than one million people who have tested positive for coronavirus More funding to support people with disabilities live independently An additional £68 million investment to help thousands more disabled people to access grants to improve their homes so they can live independently has been announced by the Department of Health and Social Care COVID-19: UK authorises Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine The Government has authorised the first COVID-19 vaccine on the independent advice of medicines regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
COVID-19: Over 4 million people receive first dose of vaccine More than 4 million people in the UK have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as part of the largest vaccination programme in British history
Social care: Sector to receive £269 million boost Nearly £270 million in funding will be provided to care homes to improve staffing levels and COVID-19 testing, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced
COVID-19: Vaccines rolled out to people aged 70 years and over People aged 70 and over and the clinically extremely vulnerable have begun receiving invitations for vaccinations
COVID-19: Record numbers test positive over New Year period A record 390,000 positive cases of COVID-19 were reported between 31 December and 6 January, the highest weekly figure to date, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced
NMC announces new COVID-19 education standards The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) will reintroduce emergency education standards to enable final year nursing students to opt in to support the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, via extended clinical placement
COVID-19: NHS organisations instructed to rapidly vaccinate staff NHS England has urged Trusts across the UK to outline plans to vaccinate all frontline staff against COVID-19 following the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
‘Landmark’ reform to mental health laws Major reform of Mental Health Act will empower individuals to have more control over their treatment, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced
COVID-19: New Oxford vaccine rolled out to general practice services The new Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is being rolled out in general practice-led services, NHS England has announced
Flu vaccine uptake among over 65s highest on record Over 80% of those aged 65 and over in England have received the flu vaccine so far this year, the highest uptake ever achieved, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced
COVID-19: Over one million have received vaccination More than 1.3 million people in the UK have now received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the Government has announced
COVID-19: 80% motivated to improve health due to pandemic Around 80% of people aged over 18 have made the decision to change their lifestyle in 2021, a survey released by Public Health England has found
COVID-19: First dose of Oxford vaccine delivered by NHS The NHS has become the first healthcare provider in the world to deliver a dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
The pick of 2020 After a year dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, we take a look back at our most popular news and clinical stories of 2020
COVID-19: Novel variant of virus emerges A new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been identified across the South East of England, leading to the imposition of new tier 4 restrictions
‘Wide variation’ in health outcomes across the country Higher levels of ill-health and disease in deprived areas have been highlighted in Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty’s first annual report
‘Long COVID’ patients to get help at more than 60 clinics Thousands of patients suffering with the long term symptoms of coronavirus can now access specialist help at more than 60 sites, NHS England has announced
COVID-19: Over 137,000 people receive first dose of vaccine More than 137,000 people in the UK have received the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the first week of the largest vaccination programme in British history, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced
Call for nurses to become prostate cancer Clinical Champions ??Leading men’s health charity Prostate Cancer UK is looking for nurses to join its Clinical Champions programme. The new 18-month programme is the first of its kind dedicated to improve care for men living with, or at risk of prostate cancer
Raising awareness of prostate cancer in the BME community Karen Bonner is Chief Nurse at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. Since her dad died from prostate cancer six years ago, she’s been committed to raising awareness of the disease.
Chief nurse for adult social care appointed ?Professor Deborah Sturdy is to become the new chief nurse for adult social care, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced
Workforce: Risk to pandemic recovery due to nursing shortages Nursing shortfalls, along with the backlog in routine care and growing need for healthcare, are likely to make recovering from the pandemic ‘particularly challenging,’ a new report by the Health Foundation suggests
COVID-19: ‘Landmark moment’ as first NHS patient receives vaccination The first Pfizer COVID-19 jab in the world has been delivered to an NHS patient, 90-year-old grandmother Margaret Keenan, as the health service begins the biggest vaccination campaign in its history
COVID-19: Over one million cases reached by NHS Test and Trace Contact tracers have now successfully reached more than one million people who have tested positive for coronavirus
More funding to support people with disabilities live independently An additional £68 million investment to help thousands more disabled people to access grants to improve their homes so they can live independently has been announced by the Department of Health and Social Care
COVID-19: UK authorises Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine The Government has authorised the first COVID-19 vaccine on the independent advice of medicines regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency