Covid Boosters: Over-65s Called For Jabs As Hospital Cases Rise
People 65 and over in England are being urged to get a top-up booster vaccine against COVID-19 at a time when more... Read More
Health Alert System Aims To Cut Heatwave Deaths
A new alert system will warn the public when high temperatures could damage their health this summer in England. Run by the... Read More
Snow And Travel Delays Expected As Arctic Blast Hits UK
Forecasters have warned of heavy snow and travel disruption as a wave of Arctic air brings icy conditions to central and northern... Read More
Government Urged To Take Action Over Pressures
Ministers are under mounting pressure to respond to “intolerable and unsustainable” pressure facing the NHS. Senior doctors described the NHS as on... Read More
At Least 30 Children Have Died In UK Since Mid-September – Strep A
At least 30 children have died in the UK from invasive strep A since 19 September, new figures reveal. In total, 122... Read More
Covid In China: Checks On Visitors Under Review – UK Health Minister
The UK government is reviewing whether to introduce Covid restrictions on visitors from China, the defence secretary has said. Ben Wallace said... Read More
Last Day Of Ice Warnings Before Temperatures Soar – UK Weather
The UK has seen its last day of the cold snap, before temperatures soar to highs of 14C (57.2F) on Monday. The... Read More
Pharmacies Can Now Give Alternative Antibiotics – Strep A
Pharmacists will now be able to give alternative forms of penicillin directly to patients to help treat strep A infections, amid temporary... Read More
Six Children Die With Strep A Bacterial Infection
Six children have died with an invasive condition caused by Strep A – including five under 10-year-olds in England since September –... Read More
Lack of Vaccines Pauses Rollout in Brighton – Monkeypox
The monkeypox vaccine rollout has stalled in Brighton after stocks of the jab ran out, the BBC understands. Local MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle... Read More
