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NHS ‘cannot afford to lose any staff’ over vaccine mandate, says Royal College of Nursing
We spoke to Helen Donovan of the Royal College of Nursing, and Dr David Nicholl, a consultant neurologist based in Birmingham.
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NHS staff protest mandatory Covid vaccination plans
Can the government really afford to lose thousands of healthcare workers?
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More than one-in-five people on NHS waiting lists in Wales
While hospital admissions in this winter’s wave appear to have passed their peak, the impact continues to be felt across the NHS. In Wales, more than one-in-five people are on NHS treatment waiting lists – with performance figures the worst on record.
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FactCheck: tens of thousands of NHS England staff face dismissal over compulsory vaccines
Health workers have until 3 February to get their first dose.
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Government should ‘pause’ mandatory vaccination of NHS staff, says RCN
We spoke to Helen Donovan from the Royal College of Nursing and started by asking what is going to happen to the health service once the deadline for staff to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 arrives on 1 April.
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Covid: 52,000 unvaccinated NHS staff in England at risk of losing jobs
NHS England stands to lose tens of thousands of staff when the deadline for people to be fully vaccinated against Covid is up 1 April.
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Covid: Inside NHS hospital under pressure
The government is reducing the time people in England will have to isolate if they get Covid from six to five full days, but only if they test negative from day five.
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Covid: More resilient NHS needed as ‘memorial’ to ‘terrible milestone’ of 150,000 deaths, says health chief
We spoke to Matthew Taylor, chief executive of NHS Confederation, and began by asking him if NHS staff are unable to come into work at the moment because tests aren’t available.
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Covid: NHS faces ‘rocky’ weeks ahead as military deployed to struggling hospitals
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has admitted that the NHS faces a “rocky” few weeks ahead, as the number of staff unable to work rises to levels not seen since before vaccinations.
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“Many years” until NHS gets back to normal, says Jeremy Hunt
We spoke to Jeremy Hunt, who’s chair of the Health and Social Care select committee.
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How Covid is causing year-long delays for NHS operations and treatment
Boris Johnson has condemned anti-vax campaigners for spreading “mumbo jumbo” on social media, and promised hospitals would get extra help for the extra pressure they are facing during the Omicron surge.
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‘Good news’ on London Covid hospital figures, says NHS chief
We spoke to Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, representing hospitals, mental health and ambulance services.
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Covid NHS staff crisis: trusts declare critical incidents over shortages
At least half a dozen NHS trusts across England have declared critical incidents because of Covid-related absences, with one of the country’s biggest acute trusts in Lincolnshire warning that “extreme and unprecedented” staff shortages were compromising patient care.
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Omicron: New NHS Nightingale hubs to be set up in England
The health secretary has warned that the supply of Covid tests will be “constrained” for two weeks as people scramble to get hold of home testing kits and PCR appointments – although Wales has now promised to lend England 4 million kits to help meet demand.
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Too early to ‘run out the bunting’ over Omicron, says NHS Providers chief
We were joined by Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers.
