Gareth Malone. Justin Bieber. The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS choir could easily have been forgiven for thinking they had already reached the height of fame with their celebrity collaborations. Formed in 2012 for a BBC programme with choirmaster Gareth Malone, the choir went on to catch the attention of the Canadian pop star in 2015, … Read more
By David Churchill What has happened to the coronavirus to trigger such concern? A new strain of Covid has developed which is said to spread far faster. A ‘strain’ is a new version of a virus which has genetic mutations. The new strain is a version of Sars-Cov-2, the coronavirus which causes the disease Covid-19. … Read more
By David Churchill What has happened to the coronavirus to trigger such concern? A new strain of Covid has developed which is said to spread far faster. A ‘strain’ is a new version of a virus which has genetic mutations. The new strain is a version of Sars-Cov-2, the coronavirus which causes the disease Covid-19. … Read more
Geri Horner delivered Christmas presents to NHS workers on the Covid frontline on her recent episode of YouTube series Rainbow Woman on Sunday. The Spice Girls star, 48, visited London’s Whittington Hospital earlier in December where she met with staff who have worked tirelessly during the coronavirus crisis. At the start of the episode, which was … Read more
Frontline NHS staff fighting Covid were given ‘rotten’ masks, gowns crawling with INSECTS and out-of-date PPE with the expiry dates covered up, MPs are told Dr Emily McWhirter was director of nursing at Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability Recalled opening a box of gowns where ‘a load of insects crept out of them’ Made revelations to … Read more
Frontline NHS staff fighting Covid were given ‘rotten’ masks, gowns crawling with INSECTS and out-of-date PPE with the expiry dates covered up, MPs are told Dr Emily McWhirter was director of nursing at Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability Recalled opening a box of gowns where ‘a load of insects crept out of them’ Made revelations to … Read more
Plans are being drawn up for the long-awaited jab to be administered by GPs, teams visiting care homes and at-scale centres, reports GP publication Pulse. NHS England hasn’t confirmed reports.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have presented a Pride of Britain award, on behalf of the nation, to recognise the NHS frontline heroes in their battle against coronavirus. Kate Middleton and Prince William, both 38, met six representatives of the NHS to discuss their work during the pandemic and to present them with the … Read more
More than 90% of Americans say front-line health workers should get a coronavirus vaccine first, followed by ‘high-risk’ children and older adults Researchers surveyed more than 1,000 adults and were asked to rate groups as ‘high priority’ for being given a coronavirus vaccine Front-line healthcare workers were rated the highest with 91% saying they should … Read more
Hundreds of doctors, nurses and other heroes in the battle against coronavirus will be recognised in a ‘bumper’ honours list to be published next month. People who have made outstanding contributions in the UK’s response to the virus will be rewarded in a special Queen’s Birthday Honours List on October 10. Boris Johnson announced earlier … Read more