Seven victims in three days as NHS announces latest deaths at Northampton General Hospital of patients testing positive for Covid-19

Seven victims in three days as NHS announces latest deaths at Northampton General Hospital of patients testing positive for Covid-19 NHS figures today revealed a rise in the number of Covid-19 victims in Northamptonshire this week. 

The latest information on deaths in hospitals showed seven more deaths being reported at Northampton General Hospital since the weekend — the highest figure of any English NHS Trust. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

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Tackling racial inequalities in health and care

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Readying the NHS and adult social care in England for COVID-19

Readying the NHS and adult social care in England for COVID-19 Today’s report by the National Audit Office (NAO) provides a factual overview of the response by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and other bodies during March and April 2020 to prepare the NHS and adult social care in England for the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the second report in the NAO’s programme of work on government’s response to the outbreak.

The mental health effects of the first two months of lockdown and social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK

The mental health effects of the first two months of lockdown and social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK This report discusses the impact of Covid-19 on mental health. It finds that mental health in the UK has worsened substantially as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly for groups that already had lower levels of mental health before Covid-19, such as young adults and women. Institute for Fiscal Studies

Covid-19 and inequalities

Covid-19 and inequalities This report aims to bring together what has emerged so far about the impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on inequalities across several key domains of life. It argues that the years leading up to the Covid-19 crisis, and in particular the hangover from the last economic crisis of the late 2000s, had already left households in a precarious position. Institute for Fiscal Studies

Detailed guide: NHS test and trace: how it works

Detailed guide: NHS test and trace: how it works An overview of the NHS test and trace service, including what happens if you test positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) or have had close contact with someone who has tested positive. Department of Health and Social Care 

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• Weekly COVID-19 surveillance report published Public Health England

Coronavirus: Positive tests continue to fall in England, says ONS

Coronavirus: Positive tests continue to fall in England, says ONS The number of people testing positive for coronavirus in England is continuing to fall, according to estimates from the Office for National Statistics.

Around one in 1,700 people were infected between 25 May and 7 June, or 33,000 individuals, compared to one in 1,000 before then.

The figures are based on 20,000 tests on people in private households. BBC News

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• Coronavirus: BAME safety plan not published BBC News
• Coronavirus: 'Start public inquiry now to prevent more deaths' BBC News
• Coronavirus: Care home moves had 'tragic consequences' BBC News
• England test and trace system identifies 31,000 contacts BBC News
• Easing Britain's lockdown any further may be 'disastrous' and lead to 75,000 more Covid-19 deaths The Daily Mail
• Matt Hancock says co-operation with NHS Test and Trace is public's 'civic duty' The Daily Telegraph
• Uncertainty over 2-metre distancing rule in England 'causing chaos' The Guardian
• NHS unable to trace contacts of 33% of people with coronavirus The Guardian
• Government ignored warning to stockpile PPE as Covid-19 spread The Guardian
• Coronavirus: 25,000 patients discharged into care homes without being tested, report finds The Independent
• Coronavirus: Unlawful do not resuscitate orders imposed on people with learning disabilities The Independent