What's New

It is to say the least unusual for a Chancellor to cancel one of the Government’s financial set-pieces of the year — in this case the Autumn Budget planned for November — but as Rishi Sunak explained to fellow MPs these are unprecedented times.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has called for mandatory face coverings to be extended to offices and other workplaces.

The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tightened up national lockdown rules to tackle a second rise in coronavirus infections.

GP practices in Wales will be given a Covid-19 supplement to cover additional costs of safely administering immunisation during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Government has announced it is to prioritise Covid-19 testing for care home and NHS staff, with school pupils and their parents next on the list.

The Government has published its Adult Social Care: our COVID-19 Winter Plan 2020 to 2021, setting out the key elements of national support available for the social care sector for winter 2020 to 2021 as well as main actions for local authorities, NHS organisations and social care providers to take.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has reminded employers that the Government’s new rule of six does not apply to the workplace.

NHS England has written to all GP practices to make sure they are communicating the fact doctors can be seen in person if necessary, as well as virtually.

A new Covid-19 Cost tracker has been launched by the National Audit Office (NAO), which will monitor the costs incurred by the Government in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Government has launched a new Hands, Face, Space public information campaign to prevent the spread of coronavirus indoors this winter which may be useful to managers undertaking their own ill-health prevention planning in workplaces as the colder seasons begin.