Northamptonshire among first Covid-19 hubs to roll out Moderna vaccine TODAY

Northamptonshire among first Covid-19 hubs to roll out Moderna vaccine TODAY Northamptonshire’s Covid-19 Vaccination Centre has today (Tuesday) become one of the first sites in England to give Moderna vaccine jabs.

The county’s vaccination programme was picked out as a location to use the new vaccine, which was approved for use in the UK in January. Northamptonshire Telegraph

See also: 

• Covid lockdown eases: Corby reopening 'couldn't have gone better' BBC Northampton
• Over-45s can now book Covid vaccine appointments online as government meets latest target Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Scale of domestic abuse injuries among women admitted at Northamptonshire hospitals revealed by NHS figures

Scale of domestic abuse injuries among women admitted at Northamptonshire hospitals revealed by NHS figures Between eight and 56 women have been put in a Northamptonshire hospital after being abused by their spouse or partner over the last five years, new figures reveal. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Longer waits, missing patients and catching up: How is elective care in England coping with the continuing impact of COVID-19?

Longer waits, missing patients and catching up: How is elective care in England coping with the continuing impact of COVID-19? This analysis looks at what we know about the impact of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on elective care in England.

While the NHS delivered a remarkable amount of elective treatment during the second wave of the pandemic, the pressure of caring for large numbers of patients seriously unwell with COVID-19 has led to longer delays for the growing number of patients on the waiting list.

Data on clinical pathways show that four million fewer people completed elective treatment in 2020 compared with 2019 (down from 16 million to 12 million). The Health Foundation

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• Covid: 4.6m people missed out on hospital treatment in England in 2020 The Guardian

The ethnicity pay gap in the English NHS

The ethnicity pay gap in the English NHS The NHS is the largest employer of ethnic minority staff in England with over 225,000 employees. Issues around equality are important, but how is this reflected in staff pay? This research report examines the differences in basic pay between ethnic minority staff and White staff employed by the NHS - by occupation, pay system and band. Nuffield Trust 

NHS Covid-19 app : early adopter evaluation report

NHS Covid-19 app : early adopter evaluation report An NHS Covid-19 app was developed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The NHS Covid-19 app has been trialled in the London Borough of Newham, the Isle of Wight (IoW) and among NHS Volunteer Responders. This trial period is referred to as the early adopter phase. The NHS Covid-19 app programme commissioned a formal evaluation report to ascertain perceptions of the NHS Covid-19 app and (intended) usage of its features during the early adopter phase. Department of Health and Social Care 

Moderna jabs mark new milestone in NHS vaccination programme

Moderna jabs mark new milestone in NHS vaccination programme The first Moderna jabs will be delivered in England today (Tuesday) as the NHS vaccination programme reaches another milestone.

More than 20 sites, including Reading’s Madejski Stadium and the Sheffield Arena, will initially use the newest vaccine, as the NHS continues to expand the vaccination programme.

For those aged 18-29 who are eligible for a jab, the Moderna vaccine provides another alternative to the AstraZeneca vaccine, in line with updated MHRA guidance last week. NHS England 

Covid: Over-45s invited to book vaccine

Covid: Over-45s invited to book vaccine People aged 45 or over in England can now get a Covid jab, as the vaccination programme enters the next phase.

Appointments can be booked on the NHS England website, which temporarily crashed on Tuesday morning when it opened up to the new age group.

It comes after all over-50s and those in high-risk groups in the UK were offered a first dose of the vaccine. BBC News

See also: 

• Covid-19: England gets third jab as Moderna rollout begins BBC News
• AstraZeneca: Irish health body recommends vaccine restriction BBC News
• Covid vaccine: All over-50s and high risk groups offered first dose BBC News
• Covid: Surge testing in Wandsworth and Lambeth after South African variant cluster found BBC News
• Covid: Asthma drug 'speeds up recovery at home' BBC News
• Covid England: Some areas have still only vaccinated HALF of over-50s
• Risk of two fully vaccinated people catching Covid from meeting up indoors is 'tiny' The Daily Mail
• April 12 lockdown rules: what you now can and can't do The Daily Telegraph

NHS staff are suffering from ‘moral injury’, a distress usually associated with war zones | Mariam Alexander

NHS staff are suffering from ‘moral injury’, a distress usually associated with war zones | Mariam Alexander Adequate support now could head off a post-pandemic exodus of health workers who feel broken by their experiences. The Guardian 

Return to crowded A&Es and long ambulance delays will put patients at risk, warn experts

Return to crowded A&Es and long ambulance delays will put patients at risk, warn experts Hospital emergency departments are facing a return to dangerous overcrowding within weeks, with queues of ambulances waiting hours to hand over patients, accident and emergency doctors have warned.

A “system failure” of the wider NHS system to support patients means more people are being forced to turn to A&E, said Dr Adrian Boyle, vice-president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. The Independent 

Hospitals using out-of-date sepsis triage tools put A&E patients at risk

Hospitals using out-of-date sepsis triage tools put A&E patients at risk Some hospitals are using an out of date triaging tool for emergency patients suffering from sepsis that could leave them at risk of harm.

A warning has been issued to NHS trusts to make sure their triage tools are up to date with the latest advice after several reported incidents in accident and emergency departments. The Independent