Boris Johnson vows to help reduce the NHS backlog of 4.7m patients whose treatment has been delayed by the pandemic PM will put NHS at centre of this week’s Queen’s Speech by introducing legislation to help repair damage caused by Covid pandemic State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday will also see publication of Bills to … Read more
Boris Johnson vows to help reduce the NHS backlog of 4.7m patients whose treatment has been delayed by the pandemic PM will put NHS at centre of this week’s Queen’s Speech by introducing legislation to help repair damage caused by Covid pandemic State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday will also see publication of Bills to … Read more
It will take five years for some hospitals to catch up with the backlog of patient care caused by the pandemic, NHS trusts warned yesterday. It is the worst backlog for 20 years, according to NHS Providers, which represents NHS hospitals and mental health, community and ambulance services in England. The worst-hit trusts in England … Read more
Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority said on Saturday that a shipping traffic jam of over 400 tankers caused by a giant container vessel getting stuck on the crucial waterway for almost a week has been cleared. Traffic on the canal, a conduit for over 10 percent of world trade, had begun moving again on Monday evening … Read more
One in five criminal cases heading for crown courts are waiting for more than a year as backlog soars during Covid pandemic, new figures show Around 18 per cent of criminal cases had been outstanding for a year or more This figure is three times as high as it was for the same period at … Read more
The U.S. has a ‘backlog’ of six million coronavirus vaccine doses due to the massive winter storms that have swept the Midwest and Texas, the Biden administration revealed on Friday. Andy Slavitt, the White House senior advisor for COVID-19 response, said during a press briefing that the logjam is three days’ worth of shipments that … Read more
The EU has demanded Boris Johnson drop plans to turn the City into a ‘Singapore on Thames’ global economic powerhouse before it will consider helping unclog the huge backlog of goods at UK ports. The EU is said to be open to discussing how to reduce friction, with shopper complaining of shortages at UK supermarkets … Read more
Fewer than 200 lorry drivers were last night waiting to travel to France following a week of disruption at the English Channel border, the Department for Transport said. Thousands of drivers spent days in queues to reach the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel after France temporarily closed its border on December 20. The move came … Read more
French firefighters armed with 10,000 testing kits have today joined the battle to help thousands of stranded lorry drivers across the Channel – with up to 6,000 lorries now stacked up in Kent. A group of 26 firefighters from the continent have joined the UK’s testing effort, personally administering the swabs to lorry drivers after … Read more
Coronavirus pandemic has caused a ‘hidden backlog’ of FIVE MILLION patients needing NHS treatment, report reveals Referrals for routine hospital care fell by a third between January and August 4.7million fewer people were referred compared to the same period in 2019 The Health Foundation warned long waits could become the norm for millions By Kate … Read more