If ministers fail to reveal 2016 flu study they ‘will face court’
The Guardian reports that the government faces being taken to court if it refuses to disclose the findings of Exercise … Read more
Coronavirus
Testing for Covid-19 – an unresolved fiasco
Matt Hancock’s sudden conversion on April 23 to the cause of mass tracing of contacts of people infected by Covid-19 and commitment … Read more
‘Less than 10th’ of PPE order arrives in UK from Turkey
The Guardian reports that last Friday (17 April), the NHS paid a deposit to a Turkish company in an attempt … Read more
UK only formally asked Turkey for PPE shipment help on Sunday
Sky News reports that it has been told by Turkish sources that the UK Government only made a formal request … Read more
Front-line staff dealing with COVID-19 deserve an extra £29 a day, say MPs
Nursing Notes reports that the Liberal Democrats have suggested that NHS and social care workers on the frontline of the … Read more
PPE shortage row – hospital leaders hit out at government
The Guardian reports that for the first time in the current crisis, hospital leaders have directly attacked the government over … Read more
Half of frontline care workers paid less than living wage
According to the Resolution Foundation think tank more than half of social care workers are paid below the real cost … Read more
NHS staff told not to tweet about ‘political issues like lack of PPE’
The East Anglian Daily Times reports that staff at the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust were told not to … Read more
‘Mountain’ waiting list will need five-year plan, says royal college
The HSJ reports that the Royal College of Surgeons has said that the NHS will need a five-year strategy to … Read more
Lives of NHS staff on the line without vital protection kit
The Mirror has launched a campaign demanding ministers urgently provide the gowns, masks, visors and gloves staff on the front … Read more