Wednesday, 27 May 2020

Northamptonshire's Covid-19 death toll still trending downwards, despite rise in positive tests

Northamptonshire's Covid-19 death toll still trending downwards, despite rise in positive tests Northamptonshire's Covid-19 death-rate in our two main hospitals continued to slow with one more victim in the latest 24-hour period.

The death at Kettering General Hospital on Sunday (May 17) took the total to a sobering 357 at the two NHS trusts since the coronavirus outbreak claimed its first victim on March 3. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

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Shielded voices

Shielded voices At the beginning of the acute phase of the Covid-19 crisis, we could reason that it might have been necessary and understandable to make big decisions about health and care (and much else) quickly without much input from patients or users. However, as we move tentatively out of the acute phase, with health and care services working through how they deliver much needed support, the need to ensure we are hearing from people and communities using services, particularly those living with ill health or disabilities, becomes ever more pressing. The King's Fund
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The Covid-19 pandemic, financial inequality and mental health

The Covid-19 pandemic, financial inequality and mental health This briefing discusses the mental health effects of financial inequalities in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. It draws evidence from the “Coronavirus: Mental Health in the Pandemic” research – a UK-wide, long-term study of how the pandemic is affecting people’s mental health. The study is led by the Mental Health Foundation, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, Swansea University, the University of Strathclyde and Queen’s University Belfast.
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    Girlguiding research briefing: early findings on the impact of Covid-19 on girls and young women

    Girlguiding research briefing: early findings on the impact of Covid-19 on girls and young women This report summarises research of 7,000 members and reveals how girls and young women aged 4–18 in the UK are coping with the changes to their daily lives during the Covid-19 pandemic.

    Findings reveal over half of girls aged 15 -18 feel lockdown has had a negative impact on their mental health – amidst high levels of worry, stress and loneliness. Girlguiding
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    Selected NHS patients to access coronavirus treatment remdesivir

    Selected NHS patients to access coronavirus treatment remdesivir The anti-viral drug remdesivir will be made available to patients meeting certain clinical criteria to support their recovery in hospital. Department of Health and Social Care

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    Coronavirus deaths fall to six-week low

    Coronavirus deaths fall to six-week low Coronavirus death registrations in the UK in the week to 15 May reached their lowest point since the beginning of April.

    Between 11 and 15 May, there were 4,210 death registrations mentioning Covid-19, across the UK.

    Down from 4,426 the previous week, it is the lowest weekly figure since the 3,801 for the week ending 10 April. BBC News

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