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NHS recovery must not leave heart patients behind

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25 Jan Health

NHS recovery must not leave heart patients behind

The coronavirus pandemic has posed a huge challenge to health systems across the globe. As the government seeks to invoke a 'catch-up' programme for patients left behind in the pandemic, the British Heart Foundation is working to ensure heart patients are made a priority.

21 Jan Coronavirus

People must have confidence their workplace is safe as we learn to live with Covid

At long last a new normal is emerging in workplaces across the UK, as the vaccine programme provides greater protection against the threat of coronavirus.

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19 Jan Coronavirus

Plastics Industry Hit By Covid Staff Absences

BPF Survey Finds 78% of Plastics Companies Report Staff Absences Due to COVID-19.

18 Jan Coronavirus

Tories Unimpressed With Johnson's "Red Meat" Week As Atmosphere In Parliament Remains "Febrile"

Tories have poured scorn on Downing Street’s so-called “red meat” week of populist policy announcements to distract from the party scandal and put Boris Johnson back on track.

13 Jan Coronavirus

Covid Self-Isolation Will Be Cut To Five Days In England From Monday

Sajid Javid has confirmed that the minimum self-isolation period for those who test positive for Covid-19 and their close contacts will be cut from seven days to five.

11 Jan Coronavirus

Ministers Accused Of Hiding "Woeful" Lack Of Ex-Teachers Returning To Classrooms To Fill Covid Gaps

Labour has accused ministers of trying to hide what appears to be a scant response to the government's call for former teachers to return to the classroom to cover staff off sick with Covid-19.

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10 Jan Coronavirus

Guest Blog: 3 ways to get the public more interested in 5G

08 Jan Coronavirus

Covid in Parliament: What Is Westminster's 'New Normal'?

As Omicron continues to rage, and with the end of the pandemic proving elusive, how will Westminster adjust to the ‘new normal’? Laurence Sleator takes the temperature of a febrile Parliament

05 Jan Social affairs

Commonwealth Games Isn't Ruling Out Mandatory Vaccines For Athletes

The Commonwealth Games has not ruled out introducing a mandatory vaccination policy for athletes participating in the event in Birmingham this summer.

05 Jan Coronavirus

Teachers Feeling The Strain Of Covid Staff Absences Are Sceptical About Volunteer Scheme

Just days into a new term teachers across the country have told PoliticsHome they are already facing severe staffing challenges as a result of Covid sickness and are having to make changes to the way pupils are taught.

05 Jan Coronavirus

Government Scraps Pre-Departure Covid Tests And Quarantine For Travellers Into The UK

Boris Johnson has confirmed that pre-departure Covid tests for international arrivals in the UK will no longer be required from Friday.

04 Jan Coronavirus

Boris Johnson Confirms There Will Be No New Covid Restrictions As Cases Exceed 200,000

Boris Johnson has said that Plan B Covid regulations will continue to be enforced despite dramatically rising cases of the Omicron variant.

27 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

Government Rules Out New Covid Restrictions Before New Year

The government has confirmed there will be no new restrictions before the New Year after Boris Johnson was briefed today on Covid figures from the Christmas weekend.

15 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

Second Covid Jabs Open To 12-15-Year-Olds As UK Records Highest Ever Daily Cases

Boris Johnson has confirmed that children aged 12-15 will be able to book a second coronavirus vaccine from Monday next week as the UK faces a significant rise in new Covid cases.

15 Dec 2021 Parliament

Keir Starmer Accuses Boris Johnson Of Having Lost The Trust Of The Public

Keir Starmer has accused the Prime Minister of having lost the trust of his own MPs and the British public in a fiery Prime Minister's Questions.

14 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

Tory Rebels Waver On Plan B Rebellion As Omicron Threat Escalates

Rising Covid case numbers and the threat of the Omicron variant have left some Conservative MPs questioning whether to go through with pledges to vote against enhanced covid restrictions.

13 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

Up To 100 Tory MPs Could Rebel Against Covid Certification With Commons Vote

MPs believe as many as 100 Conservative backbenchers will rebel on Tuesday’s Commons vote to implement Covid certification checks at large events and nightclubs.

12 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

Boris Johnson Urgently Steps Up Vaccine Programme As Omicron "Tidal Wave" Looms

Boris Johnson has pledged to offer Covid-19 boosters to all over 18-year-olds by the new year in a national effort to defend Britain against an incoming “tidal wave of Omicron”.

08 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

Richest countries need to start treating the Covid vaccine as a global public good

To extend one of Professor Jonathan Van Tam’s famous footballing metaphors, the emergence of the Omicron variant has suddenly taken the Covid-19 pandemic into extra time. It didn’t have to be this way. Indeed, the unfolding impact of Omicron is a spectacular own goal by the richest countries, who have created the conditions for new variants to spread in largely unvaccinated populations.

08 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

Boris Johnson Expected To Announce Move To Plan B Covid-19 Restrictions Today

Government is set to announce a move to "Plan B" Covid-19 restrictions as early as today, including working from home and vaccine passports.

03 Dec 2021 Health

Covid Testing Company Sponsored Parliamentary Group Which Called For Additional Testing Requirements

A major Covid testing firm sponsors an All-Party Parliamentary Group which called for the government to introduce new Covid testing requirements.

How can we implement effective strategies to alleviate and support long-COVID?

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03 Dec 2021 Health

How can we implement effective strategies to alleviate and support long-COVID?

With the so-called curse of “Long-COVID” estimated to affect a third of people post-infection, the legacy of this virus is set to disrupt populations for years to come. It is still unclear as to why some people experience the virus more, or less, severely, and why prolonged symptoms linger in some but not in others.

02 Dec 2021 Health

A third of pregnant women fear losing their job over Covid safety worries - rules protecting them are not fit for purpose

Jessica (pseudonym) was six months pregnant when her boss called her in to “discuss her performance”. After repeatedly asking to work from home since she’d become pregnant, and being refused any additional protections against Covid, she realized that she was being sacked.

02 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

Omicron variant shows why it is in our own self-interest to help vaccinate poor countries

The UK is a world leader in vaccination and it’s something which we can be rightly proud of. Apart from the much larger and richer USA, we as a nation have pledged to donate more Covid-19 vaccinations than any other including more than triple those pledged by France or Germany, and again over three times more than Japan whose economy is around twice the size of our own.