17 August 2021
For the first time the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a breakdown of the numbers of people who died with Covid-19 for each care home in England, revealing how the virus spread across the country.
17 August 2021
NHS England (NHSE) guidance has been issued stating clinically necessary blood tests should go ahead as scheduled but others should be suspended due to a global supply chain crisis.
17 August 2021
NHS England (NHSE) has written to GP practices advising that double-jabbed NHS staff and students who are identified as close contacts of a Covid-19 case “will no longer be expected to isolate and will be expected to return to work”.
17 August 2021
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Older People Eddie Lynch has urged more care home staff to get vaccinated as official figures show that more than one in five of local care homes are currently dealing with an outbreak.