As the Covid jab rollout begins TODAY we answer all your key questions – from whether survivors need it to how many doses are there to go round Key questions over the new Oxford Covid vaccine have been answered The first people to receive the jabs will be the 22million at the highest risk The … Read more
The number of patients being forced to wait in ambulances outside hospitals is soaring amid rising hospital admissions, paramedics have warned – as it emerged NHS hospitals in the West Country are bracing for an overspill of critically-ill patients from London under emergency plans. NHS data shows that the number of patients waiting more than an … Read more
Among the actors, athletes and NHS heroes recognised in the most diverse New Year honours list ever, one name was once again absent. It was that of Tony Blair, former Prime Minister and, by some measure, the most successful leader of the Labour Party in its history. More than 13 years have elapsed since Mr … Read more
Surge in ward cases ‘could fill 12 hospitals’: Number of beds take up by Covid-19 patients surged in the eight days since Christmas, new figures show Beds occupied by Covid patients increased in the eight days from Christmas East of England, London and South East recorded largest percentage increases On New Year’s Eve, three intensive care … Read more
London‘s NHS Nightingale hospital will have just 300 beds for treating patients, a fraction of the 4,000 available in March, when it re-opens next week, MailOnline can reveal. The flagship hospital at the ExCeL centre will start admitting recovering emergency care patients who have tested negative for coronavirus in the coming days, but it will … Read more
Britain’s outraged dentists are today calling on the Government to tackle a ‘national scandal’ that means more than 33,000 children a year have such rotten teeth that medics have no option but to surgically remove them. Children as young as five-years-old are being referred to hospital to have up to 18 of their 20 milk … Read more
More than 50,000 new coronavirus cases have been recorded for the sixth day in a row and another 454 deaths today as health officials warn that people as young as 30 ‘will die from Covid’. Official figures show there had been a further 54,990 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK, up 80 per cent … Read more
Health officials today warned that people as young as 30 ‘will die from Covid’ as NHS hospitals in the West Country brace for an overspill of critically-ill patients from London under emergency plans. Trusts in London and the south-east at the centre of the UK’s epidemic are preparing to transfer patients to hospitals in the … Read more
A dentist who offered to become an NHS Covid vaccinator has slammed the ‘overload of bureaucracy’ involved in the application process. Dentist Andy Bates revealed he ‘gave up’ after having to wade through a huge checklist of training modules so he could qualify to administer the Covid-19 vaccine. The learning list involves 18 modules, including … Read more
NHS doctor encourages people to have Covid vaccine by sharing TikTok videos dancing to J-Lo and Destiny’s Child to dispel mistruths about the jab Dr Mark Perera, from East London, had his Covid-19 vaccination earlier this year Has been taking to TikTok to dispel myths about jab while dancing to pop songs Assured viewers he … Read more