Tuesday 28 July 2020

Testing sites planned for Corby and Kettering due to increasing Covid-19 infection rate

Testing sites planned for Corby and Kettering due to increasing Covid-19 infection rate Coronavirus testing sites are to be set up in Kettering and Corby after a recent rise in the infection rate.

A statement from the county council said both towns were being "closely monitored due to increasing trends over recent weeks". ITV News

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Living in poverty was bad for your health before Covid-19

Living in poverty was bad for your health before Covid-19 This long read looks at the link between health and income. It explores the nature of the economic shocks experienced in recent years, including those stemming from Covid-19, and the consequences these might have on people’s health. It then considers how we might use the current crisis to build a fairer and healthier society. Health Foundation

    Ageing prison population

    Ageing prison population The number of prisoners over the age of 60 has risen between 2002 and 2020 from 1,511 to 5,176 – an increase of more than 240 per cent. A large proportion of older prisoners have distinct health and social care needs. Prisoners tend to have worse health than the wider community – 85 per cent of prisoners over the age of 60 have some form of major illness. The Justice Committee report reaffirms the call of a previous Justice Committee for the government to produce a national strategy for older prisoners. House of Commons Justice Committee

      Coronavirus (Covid-19): the impact on prisons

      Coronavirus (Covid-19): the impact on prisons Covid-19 presents an unprecedented public health crisis that has put additional pressure on a prison system already in a state of crisis. This report looks at the measures the Ministry of Justice and HM Prison and Probation Service have taken in response, focusing primarily on regime changes and strategies to manage the prison population. House of Commons Justice Committee

        Coronavirus 'most severe health emergency' WHO has faced

        Coronavirus 'most severe health emergency' WHO has faced Covid-19 is easily the most severe global health emergency ever declared by the World Health Organization (WHO), its leader has said.

        Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he would reconvene the WHO's emergency committee this week for a review.

        There have been five other global health emergencies: Ebola (two outbreaks), Zika, polio and swine flu. BBC News 

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        Obesity: Have 20 years of policies had any effect?

        Obesity: Have 20 years of policies had any effect? The prime minister has launched a new policy on obesity in England.

        This will not be the first attempt to tackle the problem - at least a dozen policies or white papers have been announced on the topic since 1997. 

        So, have 20 years of targets and policies had an impact? BBC News

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        NHS Tayside claims it has 'effectively eliminated' hepatitis C

        NHS Tayside claims it has 'effectively eliminated' hepatitis C A Scottish health board has claimed to be the first region in the world to effectively eliminate hepatitis C.

        NHS Tayside developed a pioneering approach to treating the blood borne virus in 2012, which targeted injecting drug users.

        The health board said around 90% of infections occur through sharing needles. BBC News

        Revealed: NHS could take over social care, swelling budget to £150bn

        Revealed: NHS could take over social care, swelling budget to £150bn Social care could be brought under the control of the NHS in England in a controversial move that would cause the health service’s budget to soar to £150bn, the Guardian has learned.

        Downing Street has drafted in David Cameron’s former policy chief Camilla Cavendish to help finalise proposals designed to honour Boris Johnson’s pledge to “fix the crisis in social care”. The Guardian