Boris Johnson has denied a claim made by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, that the UK imposed an “outright” ban on coronavirus vaccine exports. The PM told MPs in the […]
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine reduces spread of coronavirus, according to a new study, from the University of Oxford. Just a single dose of the vaccine can be enough to reduce transmission by up to two thirds. At the […]
Superdrug to be the first high street retailer to offer Coronavirus antibody test Tests will begin today and will detect positive antibodies 97.5 percent of the time. The test will be sold via […]
Care home death figures continue to rise Following the outbreak of coronavirus, deaths continue to reach record high numbers in UK Care Homes. The Office of National Statistics and The Care Quality […]
UK holds one-minute silence for key workers who have died from COVID-19. A minute’s silence has been held across the UK at 11 am, commemorating key workers who have died from COVID-19. […]
On April 2nd 2020 Britain woke up to the media reporting the country’s highest daily death toll of 563 people from COVID-19, but the real figure will be higher. The country is […]
‘No safe level’ of involvement with Huawei United States officials have warned that they will re-evaluate intelligence co-operation with other countries if they decide to use Huawei to build their 5G networks. […]
Evidence to be gathered from blood transfusion scandal A public inquiry has begun taking evidence into the blood transfusion scandal which is said to have cost the lives of more than 2,000 […]
The last few months have seen increased media reports on young people using the prescription drug Xanax (alprazolam) for recreational use and to self-medicate against stress and anxiety. In a Snapchat survey by […]
There are fears that government plans to double the immigration health surcharge for foreign health workers are not going to help the NHS crisis in staff recruitment. The immigration health surcharge was […]
The NHS has today urged patients to use hospitals wisely in the wake of the cyber attacks which happened at the end of last week. Disruption is expected to carry on this […]
NHS Staff are being promised higher pay from the Labour Party, with the 1% pay cap to be lifted should Labour takes the reins of government after the General Election. Labour also […]
According to union organisers, around 250,000 health workers and supporters took part in the #OurNHS march over the weekend, in the hopes to put an end to austerity in the health service. […]
For the first time in the history of the NHS, an all-out junior doctors strike is underway. This is the fourth time this year that junior doctors have gone on strike, but […]
Junior doctors are staging a forty-eight-hour strike following a row with the government over new contracts. This comes after Health minister Jeremy Hunt imposed new terms to the doctors’ contracts. These include […]
The biggest ever rise in public dissatisfaction with the NHS was recorded last year, according to the British Social Attitudes Survey by Natcen Social Research. The 2015 poll (of nearly 2,200 people) […]
Researchers from Imperial College London have released a report saying alternative providers of primary care in the NHS do not perform as well as traditional GP practices. Alternative providers include private sector companies, voluntary […]
The Department of Health (DoH) have announced potential new guidelines to tackle health tourism. Under the new proposals, patients may be required to produce passports at hospitals. They may also be questioned […]
David Cameron visits the four UK nations in one day Ed Miliband spends the day in Bristol focusing on health Nick Clegg attacks Labour and Conservatives Nicola Sturgeon sets out plan to […]
Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon denies stating her preference for David Cameron over Ed Miliband for prime minister. The Conservatives promise to enforce age limits on pornography websites. Labour announces plan […]
The Westminster based Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has launched ‘What are we afraid of? Universal healthcare in market-orientated health systems’ today. In the report the free market think tank’s Dr Kristian Neiemitz […]
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