Vaccines chief salutes "massive team effort" as jabs pass 625,000 in Northamptonshire

Vaccines chief salutes "massive team effort" as jabs pass 625,000 in Northamptonshire The man in charge of Northamptonshire's Covid-19 vaccine rollout hailed a "massive team effort" after the number of first doses delivered in the county passed 400,000. Northamptonshire Telegraph

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• Surge testing and Covid vaccines increased in 6 areas in England to tackle Indian variant spread Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• More than 100 flights from India have landed in UK since introduction of red list Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• 'Covid marshals' to carry out 10,000 home checks to ensure amber list travellers self-isolate Northamptonshire Telegraph

MEET KGH'S GOVERNORS: Young people's voices are important for shaping health services in Northamptonshire, says governor

MEET KGH'S GOVERNORS: Young people's voices are important for shaping health services in Northamptonshire, says governor One of KGH's governors says young people's voices are important for helping to shape the county's health services.

The governors at KGH have teamed up with the Northants Telegraph to give our readers an insight into their role and the work they do. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Warning to parents after 'happy' baby girl dies in bed between parents in Northampton

Warning to parents after 'happy' baby girl dies in bed between parents in Northampton A coroner has warned parents everywhere against the 'very real' dangers of co-sleeping after a baby girl aged less than a year old died in Northampton she slept between her parents in their king-sized bed. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Chart of the week: Wellbeing across the four UK countries during the pandemic

Chart of the week: Wellbeing across the four UK countries during the pandemic Covid-19 restrictions may be easing, but the ramifications of the crisis on people’s lives and livelihoods have been extensive. Rachel Hutchings takes a closer look at how the pandemic has affected wellbeing across the four countries of the UK. Nuffield Trust

Urgent assessment/treatment following ingestion of ‘super strong’ magnets

Urgent assessment/treatment following ingestion of ‘super strong’ magnets A joint National Patient Safety Alert has been issued by the NHS England and NHS Improvement National Patient Safety Team and Royal College of Emergency Medicine on the need for urgent assessment/treatment following ingestion of ‘super strong’ magnets.

World first COVID-19 vaccine booster study launches in UK

World first COVID-19 vaccine booster study launches in UK Thousands of volunteers will receive a booster COVID-19 vaccine in a new clinical trial launching today, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced.

The Cov-Boost study, led by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and backed by £19.3 million of government funding through the Vaccines Taskforce, will trial seven vaccines and will be the first in the world to provide vital data on the impact of a third dose on patients’ immune responses. Department of Health and Social Care

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• 7 in 10 UK adults receive first dose of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine Department of Health and Social Care
• Speech: Health and Social Care Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 19 May 2021 Department of Health and Social Care

Indian variant: Why is UK taking a risk with the variant?

Indian variant: Why is UK taking a risk with the variant? A Covid variant first identified in India and spreading in parts of the UK, has threatened to derail Britain's plans for a return to normality. In allowing the latest lockdown easing, the government stands accused of recklessness. So why has it taken the risk? BBC News

See also

• Third dose of Covid jab to be trialled in UK BBC News
• PMQs: Johnson asked about his Covid care nurse leaving NHS BBC News
• Covid: WHO urges Wales to delay giving children jabs BBC News
• Covid-19 vaccines: Why some African states can't use their vaccines BBC News
• Boris says there's 'increasing confidence' Covid vaccines work against Indian variant The Daily Mail
• England lockdown end date ‘very much in the balance’, expert warns The Guardian
• UK cases of Covid Indian variant up 28% in two days, says Hancock The Guardian
• Ministers accused of sowing confusion over England’s travel advice The Guardian
• PMQs: Do not visit amber list countries for holidays, says Johnson – video The Guardian
• Covid cases rapidly rising in areas where India variant prevalent The Independent
• COVID-19: Calls for NHS staff to have access to similar mental health support as war veterans Sky News

296 people donate organs in first year of new consent law

296 people donate organs in first year of new consent law In the last year, the organs of 296 people have been donated under a new law which makes all adults in England potential donors unless they opt out.

This accounts for 29% of all donors (1,021) since 20 May 2020 and resulted in a total of 714 organs being transplanted.

Max and Keira's Law has been in force in England for 12 months. BBC News

Almost a fifth of nurses say a negative workplace culture forced them to leave profession

 Almost a fifth of nurses say a negative workplace culture forced them to leave profession Almost a fifth of nurses who left the profession cited a negative workplace culture as a reason for leaving along with almost a quarter saying they were under too much pressure.

The nursing regulator, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) warned there could be an exodus of registered nurses after the coronavirus pandemic in its latest annual report. The Independent

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• Annual registration data report Nursing and Midwifery Council
• The King's Fund comments on the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s annual data registration report The King's Fund

Britons drink 120 bottles of wine or 403 pints per year, report claims

Britons drink 120 bottles of wine or 403 pints per year, report claims Britons drink 120 bottles of wine or 400 pints every year on average but consume less alcohol than the French, Germans and Spaniards, data revealed today.

An Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report has called on governments around the world to do more to tackle binge drinking. The Daily Mail

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• Preventing Harmful Alcohol Use: Key findings for the United Kingdom Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development