Sunday brings news of five more Covid-19 deaths at Kettering General Hospital

Sunday brings news of five more Covid-19 deaths at Kettering General Hospital The grim death tally of coronavirus patients who have died at KGH has risen by five in a single day.

The total number of reported Covid-19 deaths at the Rothwell Road hospital is now 18.

Three of the patients' deaths announced this afternoon (Sunday, April 5) took place on Thursday (April 2) and two of them took place on Friday (April 3). Northampton Chronicle and Echo

See also:

• Coronavirus: NHS staff samples sent to Germany for testing BBC Northampton
• #NorthantsTogether campaign launched Daventry Express
• Number of Covid-19 cases doubles in just five days in Northamptonshire Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Six more Covid-19 deaths at Northampton General Hospital takes county total to 28 Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Northampton General Hospital Covid-19 staff swab tests are being flown to Germany for quicker turnaround Northamptonshire Telegraph

Public satisfaction with the NHS rose sharply in 2019 – why?

Public satisfaction with the NHS rose sharply in 2019 – why? If the past few years have taught us anything about public opinion, it is that second guessing it is a fool’s errand, and so it proved this year with the 2019 British Social Attitudes survey. After falling for the previous two years, public satisfaction with the NHS rose significantly, from 53 per cent in 2018 to 60 per cent in 2019. It is a result that very few people working in health policy would have predicted at the time. The King's Fund

See also:

• Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2019: Results and trends from the British Social Attitudes survey Nuffield Trust

Policy paper: Coronavirus (COVID-19): scaling up testing programmes

Policy paper: Coronavirus (COVID-19): scaling up testing programmes How the government intends to scale up testing programmes to provide a test to anyone who needs one. Department of Health and Social Care

See also:

• New personal protective equipment (PPE) guidance for NHS teams Department of Health and Social Care
• NHS to benefit from £13.4 billion debt write-off Department of Health and Social Care
• Health Secretary sets out plan to carry out 100,000 coronavirus tests a day Department of Health and Social Care
• Detailed guide: Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk in the UK Department of Health and Social Care
• NHS asks people to share their coronavirus symptoms to help others Department of Health and Social Care
• World's largest trial of potential coronavirus treatments rolled out across the UK Department of Health and Social Care
• Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): admission and care of people in care homes Department of Health and Social Care
• Using virtual consultations in the fight against COVID-19 The Health Foundation
• COVID-19: who can employers obtain fast track DBS checks for? NHS Employers
• Staff terms and conditions during COVID-19 - FAQs published NHS Employers
• Updated guidance on Covid-19 prioritisation within community health services NHS England
• NHS to build more Nightingale Hospitals, as London set for opening NHS England
• NICE publishes second set of rapid COVID-19 guidelines NICE
• Brexit and coronavirus: how can the NHS avoid a fight on two fronts? Nuffield Trust
• Guidance: COVID-19: infection prevention and control (IPC) Public Health England
• Guidance: COVID-19: management of exposed healthcare workers and patients in hospital settings Public Health England
• Smokers at greater risk of severe respiratory disease from COVID-19 Public Health England
• New guidance provides much-needed clarity for GPs on PPE, says College Royal College of General Practitioners

Coronavirus: When will we know the UK lockdown is working?

Coronavirus: When will we know the UK lockdown is working? It's two weeks since Boris Johnson announced the UK's lockdown, and there are signs the rate of infection is starting to slow, though not deaths.

While the number of people dying in hospital with coronavirus is doubling every few days, the figures for confirmed cases and hospitalisations are slowing down.

The daily death total will follow suit, scientists say. But they warn we could still see record highs in the coming days. BBC News

See also:

• Corornavirus: Tributes paid to 'caring' midwife Lynsay Coventry BBC News
• Coronavirus: High street pharmacists 'needlessly put at risk' BBC News
• 'Dial 999 for stroke emergencies despite coronavirus' BBC News
• Coronavirus: How do you care for someone at home? BBC News
• Coronavirus: UK trialling existing and new medicines BBC News
• Nurse deaths 'inevitable' from coronavirus BBC News
• Britain's antibody testing fiasco The Daily Mail
• ALL health workers must wear full protective equipment when near suspected COVID-19 patients The Daily Mail
• Prime Minister Boris Johnson in hospital for coronavirus – everything we know so far The Daily Telegraph
• The Queen's coronavirus speech transcript: 'We will succeed and better days will come' The Daily Telegraph
• More than 6,000 GPs in second wave of doctors given temporary GMC registration GPonline
• After this crisis, remember the NHS is not drained by migrants, but sustained by them | Nesrine Malik The Guardian
• We need to protect all frontline workers The Guardian
• Number of NHS doctors off sick 'may be nearly triple the official estimate' The Guardian
• 'A smiling hero': tributes pour in for nurse dead at 36 from Covid-19 The Guardian
• Matt Hancock warns of tougher UK lockdown if too many break rules The Guardian
• Coronavirus: Britain faces a care crisis that could overwhelm the NHS The Independent
• Coronavirus: Scotland's chief medical officer resigns after apologising for breaking lockdown rules with visit to second home The Independent
• Coronavirus UK: Disabled people will be 'fully protected' in outbreak Metro