A newly built £100 million intensive care unit at King’s College hospital in south London has been closed after it failed fire safety checks, leading to seriously ill patients being moved out.....read more
Scientist calls for weekly coronavirus tests for health workers
Sir Paul Nurse has argued that all health and care staff should be routinely tested for coronavirus once or twice a week.....read more
Mental health leave for paramedics triples since 2011
New analysis has found that the number of paramedics in England taking time off with mental health conditions has almost tripled over the last decade.....read more
Public health directors urge action on obesity
Eight directors of public health from the north-west of England have written to Boris Johnson calling for any anti-coronavirus obesity plan.....read more
Coronavirus ‘here for many years to come’, say experts
Medical experts are warning that the UK will be living with coronavirus for many years to come and even a vaccine is unlikely to eliminate it for good.....read more
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Virtual care has come of age during the Covid crisis
Covid-19 is the catalyst for change in health provision as patients demonstrate strong appetite for virtual care that’s here to stay, argues Alan Lowe.....read more
Why digital transformation matters more than ever
Sascha Giese explores how the UK healthcare sector has digitally transformed - and must continue to - to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.....read more
