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17.04.2022 / 16:39

Calls for face masks and social distancing to return as NHS battles huge pressure

A senior NHS leader is calling for the return of face masks and social distancing as the health service battles soaring pressure. Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, believes action is needed now to curb the spread of coronavirus - with pressures on the health service being a 'serious worry'.

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24.11.2021 / 17:19

NHS could ask patients to travel for care to tackle backlog

Patients may be asked to travel for pre-planned hospital treatments, NHS Providers said.

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05.06.2021 / 12:31

Bolton shows vaccines seem to have “broken the chain” between catching Covid-19 and serious illness

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01.03.2021 / 16:08

Call for ICU beds review amid concerns some regions have ‘insufficient capacity’

coronavirus pandemic has highlighted that there is not enough critical care capacity in the health service.

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17.02.2021 / 14:17

Coronavirus cases need to plummet before lockdown can be eased, Boris Johnson warned

direct to your inboxThe number of coronavirus infections needs to plummet to below 50,000 before Prime Minister Boris Johnson can consider easing lockdown, an NHS boss has said.The most recent figures suggested 695,400 people in England had coronavirus in the week ending February 6.NHS Providers Chief Executive, Chris Hopson, said there was a "pretty clear view that numbers need to come down to around 50,000."He has urged the Prime Minister to focus on "data, not just dates" when he sets out his road map out of lockdown next Monday.Meanwhile, the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the government has "ambitious targets" on testing when asked about reports a testing blitz is scheduled to begin in time for schools reopening on March 8.Mr

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12.01.2021 / 15:51

NHS chief warns we won't hit peak of coronavirus infections until next month

Coronavirus infection rates are falling slower than the NHS expected during the lockdown as it is feared the peak will not come until next month, and NHS chief has warned.

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13.12.2020 / 14:46

NHS bosses warn that relaxing lockdown restrictions before Christmas could 'trigger third wave'

direct to your inboxNHS bosses have warned Boris Johnson that relaxing coronavirus controls could trigger a third wave of the virus at the busiest time of year for hospitals.In a letter to the Prime Minister, NHS Providers urged “extreme caution” in moving any area of England to a lower tier, according to reports by the BBC.The first review of England’s three-tier allocation is due take place on Wednesday, two weeks after the system was reintroduced at the end of the national lockdown.But areas should be moved into the highest tier of restrictions “as soon as this is needed, without any delay”, according to the letter from NHS Providers, which represents hospital trusts in England.Chief executive Chris Hopson told the BBC: “We’re about to

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04.12.2020 / 13:03

First coronavirus vaccines in UK will start on Tuesday in NHS hospital hubs

coronavirus vaccine, which was approved by the UK's medicines regulator this week, will be rolled out from next Tuesday in NHS hospital hubs.

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10.07.2020 / 12:11

Coronavirus medics fear crucial PPE could run out this weekend at some hospitals

Medical chiefs have raised strong concerns that some hospitals could run out entirely of certain Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) this weekend.

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09.07.2020 / 18:30

Greater Manchester 'as ready as can be' for coronavirus upsurge as 'tsunami' of cases threatens to overwhelm London

Andy Burnham says Greater Manchester ‘is as prepared as it can be’ for London levels of coronavirus cases in the next fortnight, as the capital’s hospital chiefs warned a ‘tsunami’ of cases threatened to overwhelm their system within days.

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