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- NHS tribute made from bed sheets unveiled in Northampton Northants Live
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.
Thursday, 7 April 2022
Drop-in clinics offering Covid spring booster jabs in bid to keep pressure off hospitals
Drop-in clinics offering Covid spring booster jabs in bid to keep pressure off hospitals Health chiefs are urging people to take up offers of Covid vaccine spring boosters in a bid to slow down the rise in hospital cases and deaths in Northampton. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Research: Hepatitis C in England and the UK
Research: Hepatitis C in England and the UK Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public health threat in the UK. These reports summarise the scale of the problem and are intended to support focused action. UK Health Security Agency
New calorie labelling rules come into force to improve nation’s health
New calorie labelling rules come into force to improve nation’s health New rules requiring calorie information to be displayed on menus and food labels come into force from Wednesday 6th April 2022.
The changes – which were approved by Parliament in 2021 – mean it is now a legal requirement for large businesses with more than 250 employees, including cafes, restaurants and takeaways, to display calorie information of non-prepacked food and soft drinks. Department of Health and Social Care
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Covid: Blood clot risk higher for six months after having virus
Covid: Blood clot risk higher for six months after having virus After a Covid infection, there is an increased risk of developing a serious blood clot for the next six months, a study from Sweden suggests.
The research found people with severe Covid, and those infected during the first wave, had the highest clot risk.
This highlights the importance of being vaccinated against the virus, the researchers say. BBC News
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- Risks of deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and bleeding after covid-19: nationwide self-controlled cases series and matched cohort study (open access) The BMJ
- Covid rates in England are now the 'highest we've EVER seen', mass-testing survey reveals The Daily Mail
- Go to work if you have a headache or feel tired, Sajid Javid says (even though it might be Covid) The Daily Mail
- Cancer patients seriously ill after struggle to access Covid drugs in England The Guardian
- Covid-related deaths rise in England with infections at record high The Guardian
- Sadiq Khan calls on leading vaccine manufacturers to share Covid jab blueprints with world The Independent
- Covid cases: Why so many people are catching coronavirus for the first time now after two years avoiding it iNews
Mental health groups call for trans conversion therapy ban
Mental health groups call for trans conversion therapy ban Mental health bodies in the UK have called for the government to include transgender people in forthcoming legislation to ban conversion therapy.
Last week No 10 rolled back on a promise to include therapies to supress someone's gender identity.
It led to a huge backlash from LGBT organisations and the cancellation of the government's first LGBT conference. BBC News
Last week No 10 rolled back on a promise to include therapies to supress someone's gender identity.
It led to a huge backlash from LGBT organisations and the cancellation of the government's first LGBT conference. BBC News
See also:
- Memorandum of understanding on conversion therapy in the UK The British Psychological Society et al
- Conversion ‘therapy’ ban must protect trans people too - current plans are a betrayal to all trans people Mind
- First trans MP Jamie Wallis hits out at conversion therapy decision BBC News
- Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams urges ministers to include transgender people in proposed conversion therapy ban The Daily Mail
- Battle still on to protect trans people under conversion ban, say Tory MPs The Guardian
- Javid Claims Excluding Trans People From Conversion Therapy Ban Is 'Sensitive' Approach Huffington Post UK
- Boris Johnson defends not banning trans conversion therapy claiming it would harm children with gender doubts The Independent
- UK cancels global LGBT+ conference over trans conversion therapy dispute Reuters
- 'We need to be more careful' when it comes to transgender conversion therapy, says health secretary Sky News
NHS under ‘enormous strain’ in England as trusts declare critical incidents
NHS under ‘enormous strain’ in England as trusts declare critical incidents Hospitals and ambulance services across England are under “enormous strain” fuelled by “heavy demand”, “severe” staff shortages and soaring Covid cases, health leaders have warned after NHS trusts covering millions of patients declared critical incidents.
Dr Layla McCay, director of policy at the NHS Confederation, which represents the whole healthcare system, said the situation had become so serious that “all parts” of the health service were now becoming “weighed down”. The Guardian
See also:
- Latest critical incidents highlight mounting pressure on NHS NHS Confederation
- Yorkshire A&E patients face 12-hour wait times amid rise in demand The Guardian
- Almost every hospital bed across Hampshire and Isle of Wight full as Covid rates rocket ITV News
- Critical incident declared at Portsmouth NHS trust hours after South Central Ambulance Service makes same move Sky News
More than a third of British cancer patients are diagnosed in A&E
More than a third of British cancer patients are diagnosed in A&E More patients are diagnosed with cancer in A&E in Britain than in other comparable high-income countries, according to the first major study of its kind. The Guardian
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Fury as UK Government-funded vaccine manufacturing site SOLD to private firm
Fury as UK Government-funded vaccine manufacturing site SOLD to private firm A British taxpayer-funded vaccine manufacturing centre was today bought by a US pharmaceutical giant.
The Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre, in Oxford, was built in 2018 with the goal of developing vaccines to protect against future pandemics, jab shortages and price wars.
But New Jersey-based Catalent has purchased the 74,000-square metre facility for an undisclosed sum. The Daily Mail
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Cannabis will be tested as pain relief medication that could pave the way for NHS prescriptions
Cannabis will be tested as pain relief medication that could pave the way for NHS prescriptions Cannabis will be tested as a pain relief drug on thousands of Britons – which, if successful, could see the drug prescribed on the NHS.
Cannabis will be taken daily through inhalers in the trial with 5,000 participants with chronic pain, caused by conditions including arthritis. The Daily Mail