- When Boris Johnson will announce 17 May changes for lockdown in England today Northampton Chronicle and Echo
- 'Long way to go' before face masks and social distancing will be scrapped, says vaccine chief Northamptonshire Telegraph
- Hugs with family and friends and indoor pints to return in England next week Northamptonshire Telegraph
This blog covers the latest UK health care news, publications, policy announcements, events and information focused on the NHS, as well as the latest media stories and local news coverage of the NHS Trusts in Northamptonshire.
Monday, 10 May 2021
Visiting restrictions easing at Northamptonshire community hospitals, hospices and mental health inpatient wards
RCN launches ground-breaking standards for delivery of safe and effective care
RCN launches ground-breaking standards for delivery of safe and effective care The RCN’s Nursing Workforce Standards have been created to explicitly set out what must happen within workplaces to ensure the delivery of safe and effective patient care.
The 14 standards – the first of their kind – have been designed for use by those who fund, plan, commission, design, review and provide services which require a nursing workforce.
They can also be used to help nursing staff understand what they should expect to be in place to enable them to do their jobs safely and effectively. Royal College of Nursing
BMA and Royal College of Nursing raise concerns about NHS staff still being made to work overtime often unpaid
BMA and Royal College of Nursing raise concerns about NHS staff still being made to work overtime often unpaid Thousands of doctors and nursing staff say they feel under pressure from employers to work extra shifts, often unpaid.
Some doctors say they are already exhausted and fear that they will be pressured to do extra shifts without adequate rest to help reduce the huge backlog of patients needing treatment in NHS hospitals. BMA
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Talking Toolkit aims to reduce work stress
Two-thirds of UK adults receive first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- Statement on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine following JCVI update Department of Health and Social Care
- Independent report: Vivaldi 2: coronavirus (COVID-19) new variant (B.1.1.7) in care homes study report Department of Health and Social Care
- Guidance: Demonstrating your COVID-19 vaccination status when travelling abroad Department of Health and Social Care
- Second dose milestone as one third of adults in England receive both jabs NHS England
- Research: COVID-19 variants: genomically confirmed case numbers Public Health England
Coronavirus: Expert urges caution over hugs as lockdown eases
- Under 40s to be offered alternative to AZ vaccine BBC News
- India's Covid crisis: Rural hospitals unable to cope as virus spreads BBC News
- Finally, the proof Covid vaccines ARE safe when you're pregnant The Daily Mail
- Coronavirus: Large events have 'a small impact' on Covid spread, SAGE report claims The Daily Mail
- 'Levelling up' cash to go to help NHS recover from Covid, Boris Johnson says The Independent
Refugee nurses are being fast-tracked into the NHS
The NHS can be the envy of the world again – if we give it the funding it needs
Nurses receive activist training to mobilise for strike action
Fake NHS Covid apps among scams driving huge increase in fraud takedowns
- Fifteen times more online scams stamped out as cyber experts moved to protect UK during pandemic National Cyber Security Centre
- Active Cyber Defence (ACD) - the fourth year National Cyber Security Centre