Ministers told to 'get a grip' over PPE - two years into Covid pandemic
“Get a grip” of personal protective equipment (PPE) stocks and contracts, the government has been told, as procurement issues are laid bare once again.
Get back to the office to stop colleagues gossiping about you, PM tells workers
Boris Johnson has said young people should get back to the office to stop their colleagues gossiping about them.
Starmer: Mental health help would be available within a month under Labour
Mental health treatment would be available within a month for all who need it under a Labour government, Sir Keir Starmer is to announce.
Johnson: Grandchildren will blame us for climate destruction if we don’t act now
Coronavirus proved that “gloomy scientists” will be shown to be right on the devastation set to be caused by climate change, Boris Johnson is expected to tell world leaders in a speech in New York.
Johnson set to announce winter Covid plan with focus on vaccinations
Mr Johnson is expected to say that vaccines will continue to be the first line of defence over the autumn and winter, a high-risk time for coronavirus as other respiratory illnesses circulate.
Starmer moves to set out Labour’s alternative for social care
Sir Keir Starmer is expected to use a speech at a summit for Labour leaders in local government to set out his stall for the reform of social care.
NHS salaries fuel fears that social care cash will be absorbed by health service
The Government will be keeping a “really close eye” on how extra funding will be spent by the NHS a minister has said, amid fears cash eventually destined for social care could be swallowed up by the health service.
Government’s manifesto-busting social care announcement set for Commons test
The Prime Minister took a political gamble on Tuesday as he scrapped an election promise by raising national insurance contributions to deal with the backlog in the NHS built up during Covid and to deliver long-overdue reform of the social care system in England.
Boris Johnson to reveal long-awaited social care reform plans to MPs
Boris Johnson has promised his Government “will not duck the tough decisions” to fix the broken social care system as he prepares to unveil his long-awaited plan to MPs on Tuesday.
Extra £5.4bn announced to help NHS tackle Covid and pandemic backlog
The NHS will be given an extra £5.4 billion over the next six months to continue the response to coronavirus and tackle the backlog caused by the pandemic.
Traveller demands refund from Government for ‘rat-infested’ quarantine hotel
A traveller has appealed to the Government to issue full refunds to those staying in a quarantine hotel which he says is infested with rats.
Covid jabs for 16 and 17-year-olds could be approved within days – Sturgeon
Labour has said the Government must have a plan to roll out coronavirus vaccines to 16 and 17-year-olds following suggestions experts were about to approve the move.
Compulsory jabs for students to attend lectures not ruled out
An education minister has repeatedly refused to rule out that students could be required to be double-vaccinated in order to attend university lectures in person and live in halls of residence.
Taxpayers to face Covid bill for decades to come, MPs warn
Taxpayers will be facing the costs of Covid for decades while an inquiry will not come quickly enough to learn the lessons needed from the pandemic, MPs have said.
Pressure mounts to bring forward relaxation of self-isolation rules
Self-isolation is still a key part of the fight against coronavirus, a Government minister has said after more than 10,000 critical workers in the food sector were told they would not need to quarantine if “pinged”.
Thousands fail to fill out coronavirus passenger tracing forms correctly
Almost 2,500 people who arrived in the UK and tested positive for coronavirus over the course of three months could not be properly traced because they gave authorities the incorrect contact information.
No-test discharge to care homes like ‘putting live explosive in tinder box’
Colleagues of Matt Hancock have flocked to his defence as the Health Secretary came under sustained pressure from the social care industry over the decision to discharge people from hospital into care homes at the start of the pandemic without a coronavirus test.
‘There are no local lockdowns’, say public health directors in variant hotspots
Residents in eight Indian variant hotspot areas have been told “there are no local lockdowns” after the Government was accused of bringing in new Covid-19 restrictions “by stealth”.
New guidance for Covid-19 hotspots after mixed messages on local lockdowns
Guidance for eight areas considered hotspots for the Indian variant of coronavirus is to be updated to make clear there are no local lockdowns imposed, the Government has said.
Boris Johnson calls for new international treaty on pandemic preparedness
Boris Johnson has said the world was “just as disunited as Achilles and Agamemnon” before the coronavirus pandemic as he called for a new international treaty to tackle not just this global threat, but any in the future too.
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