Monday, 18 May 2020

Your parents are heroes, hospital boss tells children

Your parents are heroes, hospital boss tells children A hospital chief executive has written to the children of his staff members telling them their parents are "true heroes" of the coronavirus crisis.

Simon Weldon, the chief executive at Kettering Hospital, wrote the letter on Monday. 

In it he tells children their parents are "working really hard to help all of the poorly people in the hospital". BBC Northampton

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NHS performance summary: March–April 2020

NHS performance summary: March–April 2020 Our monthly round-up of the latest NHS performance data. Nuffield Trust

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Tough challenges but new possibilities – shaping the post Covid-19 world with the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector

Tough challenges but new possibilities – shaping the post Covid-19 world with the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector The voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector, which includes almost 40,000 charities playing a vital role in the health and care system, is probably facing its toughest-ever test as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The King's Fund
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What are we learning from the workforce about the impacts of COVID-19?

What are we learning from the workforce about the impacts of COVID-19? To date, the Royal College of Physicians has conducted three surveys of its members and fellows during COVID-19. The first on 1–2 April, the second on 22–23 April and the most recent one on 13–14 May.
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Psychiatrists see alarming rise in patients needing urgent and emergency care and forecast a 'tsunami' of mental illness

Psychiatrists see alarming rise in patients needing urgent and emergency care and forecast a 'tsunami' of mental illness Mental health services are dealing with a rise in urgent and emergency cases but also preparing for a ‘tsunami’ of mental illness still to come, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

A new survey of over 1,300 mental health doctors from across the UK reveals that 43% of psychiatrists have seen an increase in their urgent and emergency caseload while 45% have seen a reduction in their most routine appointments.
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Government begins large scale study of coronavirus immunity

Government begins large scale study of coronavirus immunity Up to 20,000 people are being asked to take part in a new government-funded study to further track the extent of the coronavirus spread across England, Scotland and Wales.
 
The research will measure blood antibodies to help determine what proportion of the population has already had the infection, the duration of immunity after being infected, and why the virus affects people differently. Department of Health and Social Care

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Coronavirus: UK daily death figure dips to lowest level since March

Coronavirus: UK daily death figure dips to lowest level since March The UK's daily figure for coronavirus deaths has dropped to 170 - the lowest since the day after lockdown began.

The announcement comes a week after the first easing of restrictions in England - and while numbers are typically lower on Sundays, the figure is almost 100 fewer than the 268 reported a week ago.

But the overall death toll remains the highest in Europe, and is now 34,636. BBC News

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