Frontliner at NHS England should get Covid vaccine by Spring
The government is assumed to announce that England’s frontline NHS staff should get Covid vaccines by Spring today.
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Covid app pinged more than 500,000 people in England
520,194 alerts sent out in the week ending July 7. Those were the highest number registered since January when the data started being announced.
A blood test detects cancer to be rolled out
The test is developed by US-based company Grail. It looks for chemical changes in parts of the genetic code, cell-free DNA (cfDNA).
Vaccine eligibility extends to all over 30s
From May 26, NHS allows anyone aged 30 or over to book the Covid vaccine, as the vaccination programme proceeds at a “phenomenal pace”.
Pay increase for NHS workers: Starmer urges the Parliament to vote for it
Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, demanded MPs to vote on pay rise for NHS workers. He accused Boris Johnson of “breaking promises”: the Government has proposed giving NHS staff a 1 per cent pay rise, despite an expectation of 2.1 per cent.
NHS: the government can only afford the 1% increase in salary
Minister Dorries declares that the only possibility that the government can afford is the maximum increase of 1% of the salary of the NHS.
Matt Hancock’s neighbour under investigation over Covid contract
Bourne signed a multi-million pound contract to supply two million medical grade test tubes a week to the NHS.
Medics and volunteers to deliver the Oxford vaccine
Medics and volunteers are set to deliver about 100m doses within days from the approval.
Covid hospital death toll in UK rises by 202, bringing total to 32,647
The number of people with coronavirus who have died in hospitals in England rises to 32,647, while also other figures are on the rise.
Covid, Boots to offer a 12-minutes testing service
A new testing service will be made available at Boots with results in just 12 minutes.
Boris Johnson about to announce £3bn extra funding for NHS
Johnson about to set an extra funding of £3bn for NHS amid fears of a second wave of Covid during the winter. For PM the NHS has to be “battle ready”.