A team at University College London (UCL) looked at data from 10,000 adults in England with an average age of … Read More “One dose in care homes gives ‘substantial’ protection”
The 2021/22 priorities and operational planning guidance sets the priorities for the year ahead, against a backdrop of the challenge … Read More “NHS Operational Planning and Contracting Guidance”
The NHS will receive £6.6 billion in additional funding over the next 6 months to support the continuation of the … Read More “£7 billion for NHS and social care for COVID-19 response and recovery”
NHS Property Services (NHSPS) will invest £2m in social prescribing initiatives in 2021/22, it has announced. NHSPS said it had … Read More “NHS Property Services to invest £2m in social prescribing initiatives”
To help provide support to people who have been notified of the need to self-isolate by Test and Trace, the … Read More “Home delivery of medicines and appliances during the COVID-19 outbreak”
People may need to wear face coverings and socially distance for several years until we return to normality, a leading … Read More “Masks and social distancing ‘could last years’”
This report explores some of the implications of the Long Term Plan and its supporting plans on leadership within local … Read More “How might leadership roles evolve?”
More than 100,000 patients seriously ill with the virus needed hospital admission for treatment in January, a third of all … Read More “NHS staff cared for 50% more non-COVID patients during winter peak”
PCN groupings must decide as a whole whether they would like to continue delivering the vaccine, rather than at individual … Read More “GPs given a week to opt out of delivering phase two Covid vaccines”
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advises that local teams consider a universal offer to adults experiencing homelessness … Read More “Prioritising homeless people and rough sleepers”