Monday 11 May 2020

Colleagues honour NHS nurse who died after contracting Covid-19

Colleagues honour NHS nurse who died after contracting Covid-19 Two-minute silence held for father-of-four Augustine Agyei-Mensah, a highly regarded learning disabilities nurse

Tributes have been paid to a learning disabilities nurse who died after testing positive for coronavirus.

Augustine Agyei-Mensah, known to his colleagues as Gus, was described as a “highly regarded team member” at Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS foundation trust (NHFT). The Guardian

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Northampton General Hospital announces changes to eye casualty service

Northampton General Hospital announces changes to eye casualty service From today, Northampton General Hospital is changing the way it runs the eye casualty service.

The service, which is usually a walk-in service, will no longer operate in this way.

Instead patients will need to phone the hospital rather than attending. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

False economies: myths about public health spending

False economies: myths about public health spending This briefing paper challenges the belief that spending on public health saves money in the long term by reducing future health care costs. It looks at the response to the Covid-19 crisis in terms of the public health budget, the procurement of personal protection equipment and public health interventions. Institute for Economic Affairs

PM address to the nation on coronavirus: 10 May 2020

PM address to the nation on coronavirus: 10 May 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation on coronavirus. Prime Minister's Office

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Coronavirus: PM to reveal further details on lockdown roadmap

Coronavirus: PM to reveal further details on lockdown roadmap People in England can meet another person from outside their household as long as they are outside and stay 2m apart, the government has confirmed.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said people should "use some common sense" and cannot visit others at their home. 

The new rule is part of a 50-page guidance document to be published by the government later. BBC News

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