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NHS England has announced that GPs should be supported by their clinical commissioning group (CCG) to have online consultation systems in place by now.

Some care providers have been told by GPs to issue Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR) notices so that residents die in their care homes if they contract Coronavirus, according to Labour MP for Hove Peter Kyle.

When it was announced that schools were to close (see England schools to shut until further notice), there was a rider to the effect that the children of key workers and the most vulnerable children would still be able to attend on Monday 23 March.

Healthcare and social care workers being recruited in connection with the provision of care and treatment of coronavirus in England and Wales, including some of those who have volunteered to help the NHS, can be checked more quickly, the Home Office has promised.

The unprecedented challenge facing the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic has led to emergency arrangements being put in place regarding nursing students.

A new report has urged employers to step up their mental health support for staff during the pandemic.

The Government has issued legislation confirming the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates which will apply with effect from 1 April 2020.

Workers who have not taken all of their statutory annual leave entitlement due to COVID-19 will now be able to carry it over into the next two leave years, the Government has announced.

Right to work checks have been adapted to make it easier for employers to carry them out during the coronavirus outbreak, Home Secretary Priti Patel has announced.

Around 3800 GPs are among 11,856 former doctors who have re-registered with the GeneralMedical Council (GMC) to join the NHS in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic.