Northampton General Hospital allocated £2.9m to brace A&E for potential second wave in winter months

Northampton General Hospital allocated £2.9m to brace A&E for potential second wave in winter months The hospital has announced it will use the money to create a new A&E facility for children.

Northampton General Hospital will receive £2.9m from the Government to help it prepare for what could be another severe winter for its accident & emergency department. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Mental health services and COVID-19: preparing for the rising tide

Mental health services and COVID-19: preparing for the rising tide Mental health services have faced unprecedented challenges due to COVID-19. They quickly and effectively moved to different ways of working to protect service users and staff. As we move to the next phase of the pandemic, we expect demand for mental health support to increase and to remain high for some time. This will have serious implications on resourcing and staff wellbeing.

This report from the NHS Reset campaign considers what mental health services need to prepare for the expected surge in demand. It also highlights how the health and care system can 'reset' the way care and support are planned and delivered in aftermath of COVID-19. NHS Confederation

See also:

• Coronavirus: Severe mental health problems rise amid pandemic BBC News

Research and analysis: COVID-19: review of disparities in risks and outcomes

Research and analysis: COVID-19: review of disparities in risks and outcomes Review into how different factors have affected COVID-19 risk and outcomes. Department of Health and Social Care

See also:

• Detailed guide: Coronavirus cases in the UK: daily updated statistics Public Health England

COVID-19 pay protection FAQs

COVID-19 pay protection FAQs Download answers to questions around pay protection during COVID-19 which have been developed by a working group of the NHS Staff Council Executive. NHS Employers

Coronavirus: Deaths of hundreds of frontline NHS and care workers to be investigated

Coronavirus: Deaths of hundreds of frontline NHS and care workers to be investigated The deaths of hundreds of NHS and social care workers infected with coronavirus are under investigation by medical examiners, The Independent has learnt.

Ministers have asked medical examiners in England and Wales to review all deaths of frontline health and social care staff infected with the virus to determine whether the infection was caught as a result of their work.

See also:

• Coronavirus: Exposure rate 'similar' in London and Stockholm BBC News
• Stockholm blow for hopes that herd immunity will combat the coronavirus The Daily Mail
• Are we heading for a second lockdown, and what are the current UK rules? The Daily Telegraph
• New Zealand investigating freight as possible source of Covid-19 outbreak The Daily Telegraph
• We have no idea if the Russian Covid vaccine is safe or effective The Guardian
• Coronavirus: Are politics trumping science in the global race for a vaccine? The Independent
• A third of NHS staff in two hospital units were infected with coronavirus without showing symptoms, study finds The Independent
• Coronavirus tracked: It took six months to reach 10m cases, but just six more weeks to reach 20m The Independent 
• NHS appeal for those who have had Covid-19 to donate their blood plasma NHS appeal for those who have had Covid-19 to donate their blood plasma ITV News
• Calling the NHS a 'Covid-only service' is untrue, unfair and potentially dangerous National Health Executive

NHS hit by thousands of malicious emails at height of pandemic

NHS hit by thousands of malicious emails at height of pandemic NHS staff reported a wave of malicious emails at the height of the UK’s Covid-19 crisis in March and April 2020, according to Freedom of Information (FoI) data obtained by the Parliament Street think tank from NHS Digital. Computer Weekly