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A new medication could increase Covid survival rate
Blood pressure medication could increase the survival rate for Covid-19 patients and reduce the severity of the infection, according to…
Female led countries’ Covid-19 outcomes “systematically and significantly better”
Female national leaders locked down earlier and suffered half as many deaths from Covid-19 on average as male leaders, according…
Public Health England set to be scrapped
Public Health England (PHE) is set to be replaced with a new body that will focus mainly on dealing with pandemics, new reports ; According to The…
“Shambolic” – NHS trust bosses lament Government failings on testing
As the Government looks to build a test and trace system that will be ready to help the NHS through winter,…
We aimed at the wrong target
Stephen Dorrell, Chair of Public Policy Projects, outlines the policy context in which the UK’s Covid-19 response has been developed.…
A large proportion of NHS workers may have already had Covid-19
New research led by the University of East Anglia in collaboration with University College London has found that a large…
Surge in demand expected for NHS mental health services
A sharp rise in referrals in October will see hundreds of thousands of patients struggling and NHS mental health trusts…
The fight against sepsis in the Covid era
Dr Ron Daniels, founder and Chief Executive of the UK Sepsis Trust, has long been on a mission to improve…
The £3 billion boost, is it enough?
The Government has announced a funding boost for the health service to see it through what could be one of…
New framework to help get public sector back to work safely
As much of the public sector prepare to go back to the workplace, NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) have…