Covid UK: Nurse who kept vigil at Boris Johnson’s bedside as he battled infection QUITS

A nurse who cared for Boris Johnson when he was on his deathbed with coronavirus has resigned from the NHS after she branded the Government’s proposed 1 per cent pay rise for frontline staff a ‘kick in the teeth’.  Jenny McGee, who kept vigil by the PM’s side for two days when he was in intensive … Read more

Good Morning Britain: Should we have an NHS for pets?

With the rise of pets being purchased during the pandemic – keeping your furry friends healthy is becoming increasingly more expensive.   Appearing on Good Morning Britain today, two guests argued whether we should be treating our furry friends more like people and investing in an NHS for animals to save pet owners thousands of pounds.  Author … Read more

Health experts issue a VERY stern warning to parents over a a new TikTok cleaning ‘hack’

Health experts issue a VERY stern warning to parents over a a new TikTok cleaning ‘hack’ sweeping the globe Parenting experts have issued an urgent warning after a TikTok video went viral In the video the woman poured Fairy dishwashing liquid into ice cube trays She then cleaned her oven trays with ease using the frozen … Read more

NHS vaccine site inundated with Brits desperately trying to book a jab

Britons today complained of having to queue whilst trying to use the NHS‘s online system to book a coronavirus vaccine after Boris Johnson said second doses of jabs will be accelerated for the over-50s and the clinically vulnerable. The Prime Minister said on Friday evening that second doses of vaccines will be accelerated for the … Read more

Coronavirus: How will the UK bring forward second vaccine doses to eight weeks?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced that the NHS‘s Covid vaccine rollout will be rejigged to try and protect people from the Indian variant which he fears will trigger a third wave before lockdown ends in June. All over-50s will now get their second jab within eight weeks of the first, rather than 12, and … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon hands Scottish NHS staff 4% salary rise with ‘immediate’ effect

Nicola Sturgeon hands Scottish NHS staff 4% salary rise with ‘immediate’ effect – on top of health workers’ £500 bonus for working during pandemic Pay rise to benefit around 154,000 employees covered by ‘Agenda for Change’ If NHS England maintain current position, Scottish staff will be much better off  Nicola Sturgeon offering pay rise as … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Nearly 90m fewer face-to-face GP appointments carried out in 2020 compared to 2019

More than 90million fewer face-to-face GP appointments were carried out last year, MailOnline can reveal amid fury over a controversial NHS order for GPs to screen all patients online first. NHS Digital statistics show 147.85million in-person consultations happened between April 2020 and this March — down from the 238.26million during the same 12-month spell the … Read more