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Hospitals declare black alerts as £22bn test and trace system strains to cope before expected surge

9 July 202119 January 2024Political Fiber0

Under pressure NHS hospitals have declared black alerts and cancelled operations due to rising Covid cases. NHS England said waiting lists have also reached another new record high with 5.3 million patients waiting for an operation – the highest since records began in 2007 – as 200,000 people were added to the list in May. […]

Experts urge caution over 90 minute Covid tests and Nobel winner criticises govt’s Covid ‘secrecy’

3 August 202019 January 2024Political Fiber0

Revolutionary new 90 minute tests for Covid-19 have been hailed as the latest potential ‘game-changer’ in the battle against the virus. The government plans to have more than one million daily tests by the winter and ministers hope the speed and portability of the new tests will help prevent the need for another national lockdown. […]

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Hospitals declare black alerts as £22bn test and trace system strains to cope before expected surge

Experts urge caution over 90 minute Covid tests and Nobel winner criticises govt’s Covid ‘secrecy’

NHS waiting lists fall is due to surging excess deaths

Northern Ireland talks extension signals hope for Assembly return

Mark Drakeford quits as Wales’ first minister

Five-point plan to cut immigration threatens families and the NHS

Emergency Rwanda bill threatens to split Tory Party further

It’s a ‘myth’ to believe voters don’t want another EU referendum, says Curtice

Shoppers pay price of food suppliers’ profiteering, says watchdog

Sunak is ‘lost in La-La land with the reverse Midas touch’

Experts ‘extremely alarmed’ by detection of ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

Senior doctors pay deal with government leaves RCN ‘appalled’