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With non-essential shops, gyms, hairdressers and other premises now re-opened as England's lockdown eases, the British Safety Council (BSC) decided to check that organisations were prepared.

All appointments made for patients aged under 30 to have their first Oxford/AstraZeneca (AZ) Covid-19 vaccine have been cancelled by NHS England; patients have been advised to discuss their vaccination with their GP.

Under new plans from NHS England, bowel cancer screening will be extended to anyone over the age of 50 this year.

The British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA) has issued specific advice recommending the Covid-19 vaccine and saying it is fine to have during the holy month of Ramadan, which started on the evening of 12 April 2021, as it is not nutritional and does not contain any animal or foetal products.

Home Secretary Priti Patel has announced that thousands of crucial frontline health workers and their dependents are to be granted free one-year visa extensions.

The largest study yet conducted into the link between Covid-19 and mental health problems has revealed that about one third of Covid survivors have also received a neurological or psychiatric diagnosis within six months of infection.

A growing number of cases where children and teenagers have suffered serious internal injuries after swallowing small, high-powered magnets has led the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) to launch a new safety campaign.

NHS England has written to GP practices asking them to identify immunosuppressed patients and write to inform them that their adult household members are now eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine.

The Government has published its information on plans for the development of a state-backed indemnity scheme for general practice in England.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that everyone in England, including those without symptoms, will be able to take a free rapid lateral flow test (LFT) for Covid-19, twice a week.