Why is Corby lagging behind in Covid-19 vaccination race?

Why is Corby lagging behind in Covid-19 vaccination race? Health chiefs admit they are concerned by Corby lagging behind in the Covid-19 vaccination race.

Experts fear a below-average uptake of jabs could leave areas more vulnerable to fast-spreading variants. Northamptonshire Telegraph

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• Why is Northampton lagging behind in Covid-19 vaccination race? Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Boris Johnson ‘considering delaying June 21 lockdown easing by a month’ Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Tell-all dementia podcast created by Northamptonshire mother and daughter nominated for national award

Tell-all dementia podcast created by Northamptonshire mother and daughter nominated for national award A podcast which aims to reduce the stigma associated with dementia created by a Northamptonshire mother and daughter has been nominated for a national award. Northampton Chronicle and Echo 

NHS performance summary: April-May 2021

NHS performance summary: April-May 2021 Today, NHS England published the latest data on key activity and performance measures for April and May of this year. Here we show some of these statistics and how they compare with previous trends. Nuffield Trust

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• Health Foundation calls for investment and innovation as waiting list hits 5m for first time ever The Health Foundation
• 'Covid-19 has redrawn the scale of the challenge facing the NHS' The King's Fund
• Non-covid demand growing rapidly as NHS staff work hard to dent troubling waiting list Nuffield Trust
• Number of people on England’s NHS waiting list tops 5m for first time The Guardian
• Fixing NHS waiting times could cost £40bn, leaked No 10 estimates show The Guardian
• ‘It’s been real mental torture’: one woman’s wait for vital surgery The Guardian

Comparing G7 countries: are excess deaths an objective measure of pandemic performance?

Comparing G7 countries: are excess deaths an objective measure of pandemic performance? League tables are popular. Rankings are satisfying and, at their best, help us to compare performance – understanding who is best, who is worst and, most importantly, why. COVID-19 comparisons are no different and, as we emerge from pandemic and the Prime Minister prepares to host the G7 summit this weekend, academics, politicians and journalists are increasingly comparing how countries have fared. The Health Foundation 

Delivering a Smokefree 2030: The All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health recommendations for the Tobacco Control Plan 2021

Delivering a Smokefree 2030: The All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health recommendations for the Tobacco Control Plan 2021 This report calls for further regulations, increased funding levied from the tobacco industry on a polluter pays principle and investment in the communities where smoking has the biggest impact. All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health 

NHS ahead of target in recovery of elective care, and mental health services back to pre-pandemic levels

NHS ahead of target in recovery of elective care, and mental health services back to pre-pandemic levels Operations and other routine care are ahead of ambitions set out in April with mental health services back at pre-pandemic levels, NHS figures show today. NHS England

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• Three in four people with a learning disability receive NHS annual health check NHS England

Consultation on the appointment and operation of the Patient Safety Commissioner

Consultation on the appointment and operation of the Patient Safety Commissioner This consultation seeks views and any comments from those who may be affected or have a particular interest in the set up and functions of the new Patient Safety Commissioner for England. It closes on 5 August 2021.  Department of Health and Social Care

UK and US agree new partnership to fight future pandemics and tackle health inequalities

UK and US agree new partnership to fight future pandemics and tackle health inequalities Landmark partnership agreed by UK Health Security Agency and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to strengthen global response to future pandemics. Department of Health and Social Care

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• Transparency data: Coronavirus England briefing, 10 June 2021 Department of Health and Social Care
• Weekly national flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports published Public Health England
• COVID-19 vaccine surveillance report published Public Health England

Five things Health Secretary Matt Hancock told MPs

Five things Health Secretary Matt Hancock told MPs The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has answered questions about his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in front of a committee of MPs. BBC News

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• UK to donate more than 100m surplus vaccine doses, says PM BBC News
• Covid-19: Vaccines minister says a 'big effort' is needed to vaccinate the world BBC News
• Covid-19 UK: Britain DID simulate a coronavirus pandemic but health chiefs WON'T say how it went The Daily Mail
• Coronavirus is detectable next to the beds of COVID-19 patients - but surface transmission is rare The Daily Mail
• COVID-19 vaccines ARE effective in cancer patients: Study finds 94% of patients developed antibodies The Daily Mail
• Covid UK: Indian variant now makes up 91% of all cases, Matt Hancock warns The Daily Mail
• Matt Hancock pledges to hand over any advice on discharges to care homes The Guardian
• Hancock tells MPs: Cummings’ lack of evidence is ‘telling’ The Guardian
• Fingered for failings he’d forgotten, Matt Hancock wriggles free The Guardian
• Eleven pandemic exercises were carried out before Covid, government admits The Independent
• NHS told to identify patients actually sick from Covid-19 separately to those testing positive The Independent

Monkeypox: Two cases identified in north Wales

Monkeypox: Two cases identified in north Wales There have been two cases of monkeypox identified in north Wales, health officials have said.

Public Health Wales (PHW) said the initial case was acquired overseas and both cases were identified in two people from the same household.

Monitoring and contact tracing is taking place and the risk to the general public is very low, PHW added. BBC News

See also: 

• Monkeypox: What is disease detected in UK and what are the symptoms? The Independent

England is on track to completely ELIMINATE the transmission of HIV by 2030, research suggests

England is on track to completely ELIMINATE the transmission of HIV by 2030, research suggests England is on track to have completely eliminated the transmission of HIV by 2030, a promising new study has revealed.

The annual number of new HIV infections among men who have sex with men (MSM) in England fell from 2,770 in 2013 to 854 in 2018, according to the new research. The Daily Mail

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• Tracking elimination of HIV transmission in men who have sex with men in England: a modelling study (open access) The Lancet HIV
• England on track to achieve elimination of HIV transmission by 2030 as model shows sharp decrease in HIV incidence University of Cambridge

The unlikely beginnings of the 'radical' rainbow NHS badge – and why LGBT+ allyship is still sorely needed in healthcare

The unlikely beginnings of the 'radical' rainbow NHS badge – and why LGBT+ allyship is still sorely needed in healthcare As far as symbols go, there are few more powerful than the Pride flag – but the iconic blue and white lettering of the NHS certainly comes close. Pink News