Record number of 12-hour stays for patients

Record number of 12-hour stays for patients in A&E as the Government publishes reforms for Health and Social Care: Responding to English A&E performance figures for January 2021,Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “January was an extremely challenging month and placed unrelenting pressure on the health service. The data […]

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Record number of 12-hour stays for patients

Record number of 12-hour stays for patients in A&E as the Government publishes reforms for Health and Social Care: Responding to English A&E performance figures for January 2021,Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “January was an extremely challenging month and placed unrelenting pressure on the health service. The data […]

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Japan sees increasing adult vaccination uptake rates

As Japan is still facing the consequences of a winter spike in COVID-19 infections, a new programme of work will seek to design innovative interventions to increase the uptake of vaccinations for people aged 65 and over in Japan. Despite grappling with a flu epidemic in 2019, Japan is still struggling to significantly raise vaccination […]

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Japan sees increasing adult vaccination uptake rates

As Japan is still facing the consequences of a winter spike in COVID-19 infections, a new programme of work will seek to design innovative interventions to increase the uptake of vaccinations for people aged 65 and over in Japan. Despite grappling with a flu epidemic in 2019, Japan is still struggling to significantly raise vaccination […]

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Strong support for COVID vaccine in Australia

Strong support for COVID vaccine; financial stress and mental distress remain high: Australians welcome the COVID-19 vaccine but levels of mental distress and financial stress remain high, particularly among the young, according to the latest Taking the Pulse of the Nation survey. Although Australia is technically no longer in a recession and labour force participation is […]

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Strong support for COVID vaccine in Australia

Strong support for COVID vaccine; financial stress and mental distress remain high: Australians welcome the COVID-19 vaccine but levels of mental distress and financial stress remain high, particularly among the young, according to the latest Taking the Pulse of the Nation survey. Although Australia is technically no longer in a recession and labour force participation is […]

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COVID-19 – REACT study on wider symptoms

COVID-19 linked with wider set of symptoms than previously thought – REACT: A study of over a million people in England has revealed additional symptoms that are linked with having the coronavirus. In addition to the ‘classic’ symptoms – loss of sense of smell and taste, fever and new persistent cough – a wide range […]

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COVID-19 – REACT study on wider symptoms

COVID-19 linked with wider set of symptoms than previously thought – REACT: A study of over a million people in England has revealed additional symptoms that are linked with having the coronavirus. In addition to the ‘classic’ symptoms – loss of sense of smell and taste, fever and new persistent cough – a wide range […]

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NHS leaders call for a new deal

NHS leaders call for a new deal to protect NHS workers and help recover patient services: A realistic and steady approach is needed to tackle the ‘colossal’ NHS treatment backlog if health and care staff are to be protected from burning out. In a letter to the Prime Minister, leaders from all parts of the NHS are […]

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NHS leaders call for a new deal

NHS leaders call for a new deal to protect NHS workers and help recover patient services: A realistic and steady approach is needed to tackle the ‘colossal’ NHS treatment backlog if health and care staff are to be protected from burning out. In a letter to the Prime Minister, leaders from all parts of the NHS are […]

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