Coronavirus testing at Northampton General 'unaffected' by news that thousands of UK tests could be inaccurate

Coronavirus testing at Northampton General 'unaffected' by news that thousands of UK tests could be inaccurate Northampton General Hospital says it is 'unaffected' by the revelation that thousands of coronavirus tests on frontline NHS staff in England were inaccurate.

Social care minister Helen Whately told Sky News today (April 22) that the initial Covid-19 tests for thousands of NHS staff may have been inaccurate. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

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• Hospital given new breathing aids- thanks to Formula One team just down the road ITV News
• A further 77 coronavirus deaths in hospitals in the Anglia region taking total close to 2000 ITV News
• Government says pandemic has peaked as Northamptonshire's death rate starts to slow Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Northampton teen plans to Irish dance around the Racecourse to raise money for NGH Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• KGH coronavirus death toll rises to 72 Northamptonshire Telegraph
• Rushden car supermarket comes to the rescue of stranded NGH midwife Northamptonshire Telegraph

Britain’s biggest network of diagnostic labs are completed in 5 weeks

Britain’s biggest network of diagnostic labs are completed in 5 weeks Sites in Milton Keynes, Glasgow and Alderley Park in Cheshire are now live and are already testing thousands of patient samples for coronavirus (COVID-19) each day. Department of Health and Social Care

See also:

• Detailed guide: Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk in the UK Department of Health and Social Care
• Care fit for carers: Ensuring the safety and welfare of NHS and care workers during and after Covid-19 Institute for Public Policy Research
• Public Sector Equality Duty and COVID-19 NHS Employers
• Vulnerable people get direct line to NHS volunteer army NHS England
• Ending the divide: implications of COVID 19 for the Government’s health and social care agenda Policy Exchange
• Detailed guide: NHS entitlements: migrant health guide Public Health England
• Guidance: COVID-19: background information Public Health England
• Coronavirus (Covid-19) advice for social care Social Care Institute for Excellence

Coronavirus: Social restrictions 'to remain for rest of year'

Coronavirus: Social restrictions 'to remain for rest of year' The UK will have to live with some disruptive social measures for at least the rest of the year, the government's chief medical adviser has said.

Prof Chris Whitty said it was "wholly unrealistic" to expect life would suddenly return to normal soon.

He said "in the long run" the ideal way out would be via a "highly effective vaccine" or drugs to treat the disease.

But he warned that the chance of having those within the next calendar year was "incredibly small". BBC News

See also:

• Coronavirus: Study to track infection and immunity levels BBC News
• Coronavirus: Test data 'reassuring for frontline healthcare workers' BBC News
• Coronavirus: How close are we to getting a vaccine? BBC News
• Fears some ambulances 'left Covid patients at home' BBC News
• GP, two paramedics and mental health worker are latest NHS workers to die from coronavirus The Daily Mail
• Coronavirus Q&A: What is PPE and how can it help NHS workers? Your questions answered The Daily Telegraph
• GPs slam hour-long journeys for COVID-19 tests and demand facilities in every CCG GPonline
• Anaesthetists report coronavirus concerns over inadequate PPE The Guardian
• UK government accused of cover-up over EU scheme to buy PPE The Guardian
• EU turns up pressure on Matt Hancock over Covid-19 PPE scheme The Guardian
• Revealed: Private firm running UK PPE stockpile was sold in middle of pandemic The Guardian
• Exclusive: deaths of NHS staff from covid-19 analysed Health Service Journal
• Apology after NHS sends thousands of dead people covid-19 warnings Health Service Journal
• Coronavirus: Army 'appalled' at NHS planning amid PPE shortage Metro
• Coronavirus: BAME people make up 72% of all NHS and carer deaths with COVID-19 Sky News

'Thousands missing out on cancer diagnosis'

'Thousands missing out on cancer diagnosis' Delays in diagnosing and treating people with cancer could lead to more years of lost life than with Covid-19, according to a leading cancer expert.

A drop-off in screening and referrals means roughly 2,700 fewer people are being diagnosed every week, Cancer Research UK says.

Cancer screening has paused in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with few invitations sent out in England. BBC News