Securing a positive health care technology legacy from COVID-19

Securing a positive health care technology legacy from COVID-19 This long read explores the challenges of implementing health care technologies and investigates patient and staff experiences of technology during the first phase of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Health Foundation 

Building primary care teams remotely

Building primary care teams remotely A key plank of the government’s manifesto commitment to deliver 50 million more appointments in general practice is providing funding towards the cost of 26,000 new clinical roles. From pharmacists and physiotherapists to mental health practitioners and paramedics, these new roles will extend the workforce in primary care networks (PCN) and help to turn general practice into a truly team sport. The King's Fund 

Living with Covid19 – Second review

Living with Covid19 – Second review This is the second of two dynamic reviews of the evidence around people’s experience of the enduring symptoms following a Covid19 infection. National Institute for Health Research

See also:

• Long Covid more common in women and children and lasts for months, warns latest review The Independent

Government transparency and accountability during Covid 19: the data underpinning decisions

Government transparency and accountability during Covid 19: the data underpinning decisions In this report the Committee warns that the failure of government to provide sufficient explanation of the data underpinning key decisions during Covid-19 placed needless strain on public confidence. It urges the government to reinvigorate how data is communicated with the public and shared with partner agencies in the fight against Covid-19 to enable fast, flexible response to the future challenges of the pandemic, and ensure they are supported by society. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee 

Guidance: SARS-CoV-2 VOC and VUI: investigating and managing individuals with a possible or confirmed case

Guidance: SARS-CoV-2 VOC and VUI: investigating and managing individuals with a possible or confirmed case Advice on the investigation and management of patients who may be infected with a new SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern. Public Health England

See also: 

• UK government announces partnership with British rapid test manufacturers Department of Health and Social Care
• Guidance: COVID-19: investigation and management of suspected SARS-CoV-2 reinfections Public Health England

Is Europe's AstraZeneca jab decision-making flawed?

Is Europe's AstraZeneca jab decision-making flawed? A number of countries have decided to suspend use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as a precaution following reports that some people have suffered blood clots after being given the jab.

But is it a case of being too cautious? Are these nations missing the bigger picture? BBC News

See also: 

• Covid-19: 'No evidence' of AstraZeneca jab problems, says WHO BBC News
• AstraZeneca vaccine: Safety experts to review jab BBC News
• Covid: UK vaccination surge expected in coming days BBC News
• Covid UK: Boris Johnson accepts delaying first lockdown was a mistake The Daily Mail
• Covid England: Health workers who refuse vaccine can be removed from high-risk wards The Daily Mail
• Benefits of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh any risk, says EMA The Guardian
• Stop ignoring root cause of pandemics while focusing on vaccines, world leaders and UN told The Independent

Covid: Charities warn cancer death rate could rise

Covid: Charities warn cancer death rate could rise A group of 47 cancer charities says that without urgent action, the UK's cancer death rate will rise for the first time in decades.

NHS figures suggest tens of thousands fewer people started cancer treatment since the first lockdown compared to normal times.

One Cancer Voice says that the NHS needs more resources. BBC News 

Gosport hospital deaths: Inquiry reviews 15,000 death certificates

Gosport hospital deaths: Inquiry reviews 15,000 death certificates More than 15,000 death certificates are being examined by police investigating the deaths of patients at a hospital.

An inquiry found 456 patients died after being given opiates at Gosport War Memorial Hospital between 1987 and 2001, but no charges have been brought. BBC News 

NHS blame culture sees nurses referred to regulator without investigations

NHS blame culture sees nurses referred to regulator without investigations Hospitals and care homes are failing to properly investigate incidents before referring nurses to their regulator, fuelling a blame culture and repeat failures, the head of the nursing watchdog has told The Independent.

Services at risk unless NHS England gets £8bn extra funding within days

Services at risk unless NHS England gets £8bn extra funding within days Health service leaders warn Rishi Sunak over backlog of surgery that has built up during Covid pandemic.

Hospitals will have to start cutting services unless the NHS gets £8bn of extra funding within days, health service leaders are warning ministers.

The NHS will not be able to tackle the huge backlog of surgery that has built up during the pandemic unless it gets the money to cover additional costs resulting from Covid, hospital bosses say. The Guardian