Photos on social media showed dozens lined up alongside ambulances and standing on a service road waiting to be seen on Thursday. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Monday, 18 July 2022
Patients queue outside Northampton General Hospital A&E as demand hits unprecedented levels
Patients queue outside Northampton General Hospital A&E as demand hits unprecedented levels Northampton General Hospital staff are having to build shelter and give out water as patients queue in rising temperatures OUTSIDE Accident & Emergency.
Monkeypox cases confirmed in England – latest updates
Monkeypox cases confirmed in England – latest updates UKHSA has published the latest epidemiological overview for the ongoing monkeypox outbreak.
It shows that as of 14 July 2022, there were 1,856 confirmed cases in the UK. Of these, 1,778 are in England.
It also includes a breakdown of cases in England by region, which demonstrates that a significant majority of cases are in London. UK Health Security Agency
It shows that as of 14 July 2022, there were 1,856 confirmed cases in the UK. Of these, 1,778 are in England.
It also includes a breakdown of cases in England by region, which demonstrates that a significant majority of cases are in London. UK Health Security Agency
See also:
- Guidance: Principles for monkeypox control in the UK: 4 nations consensus statement UK Health Security Agency
- Guidance: Monkeypox: infected people who are isolating at home UK Health Security Agency
- Vaccines and immunization for monkeypox: Interim guidance World Health Organization
- “We always think it‘s not going to happen to us” – a sexual health worker’s first-hand experience of monkeypox World Health Organization
- Monkeypox could infect children by the end of the year due to the slow rollout of jabs to Britons most at risk The Daily Mail
- WHO may declare monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency after asking experts to meet again as cases continue to soar The Daily Mail
- Efforts to curb UK monkeypox outbreak inadequate, warn experts The Guardian
- Monkeypox: 'Deep concern' as London reports 71% of cases ITV News
- Monkeypox: Is the response enough? Sky News
Health and Social Care Secretary accepts JCVI advice on autumn booster programme
Health and Social Care Secretary accepts JCVI advice on autumn booster programme All people aged 50 and over will be eligible for autumn Covid booster and flu vaccine. Department of Health and Social Care
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- Independent report: JCVI updated statement on the COVID-19 vaccination programme for autumn 2022 Department of Health and Social Care
- Over 50s to be offered COVID-19 booster and flu jab this autumn UK Health Security Agency
NHS braced for surge in patients as 'danger to life' heatwave warning comes into force
NHS braced for surge in patients as 'danger to life' heatwave warning comes into force The NHS is bracing itself for a surge in the numbers of people admitted to hospital as the heatwave which is forecast to bring record temperature to the UK grips the country.
Extra measures are being enforced for ambulance services after the Met Office issued amber and red alerts. The Independent
See also:
- Guidance: Heatwave Plan for England Department of Health and Social Care
- The first Red Extreme heat warning issued Met Office
- Heat-health advice issued for all regions of England UK Health Security Agency
- UK heatwave: Country may have hottest day on record with 41C forecast BBC News
- Heatwave: National emergency declared after UK's first red extreme heat warning BBC News
- Heatwaves: What do they do to the body and who is at risk? BBC News
- Why do NHS hospitals struggle to handle heatwaves? The BMJ
- What are the signs of heat stroke - and how do you best avoid it? The Daily Mail
- UK heatwave: how to keep cool and stay safe in 40C The Guardian
- Johnson skips emergency Cobra meeting as experts warn thousands may die in UK heatwave The Guardian
- Northamptonshire’s hottest day for 111 years on the cards as forecasters predict 41°C in parts of the county Northamptonshire Telegraph
Millions of British public sector workers to be offered 5% pay rise
Millions of British public sector workers to be offered 5% pay rise Boris Johnson will next week offer pay rises averaging about 5 per cent to millions of public sector workers, but ministers fear that below-inflation deals across the economy could trigger months of strikes. Financial Times
See also:
- NHS leaders respond to reports on pay award for NHS staff and how it will be funded NHS Confederation
- RCN responds to FT reports on public sector pay awards next week Royal College of Nursing
- Voters back a proper NHS pay rise as announcement for 1.3 million due in days The Daily Mirror
- Nurses say reported 5% pay rise ‘not remotely acceptable’ The Independent
- NHS will be told to help fund 5% pay rise for workers Nursing Notes
‘The way it’s playing out is unexpected’: UK faces up to changing waves of Covid
‘The way it’s playing out is unexpected’: UK faces up to changing waves of Covid Paddling pools are out, beer gardens are brimming. But a startling proportion of the UK population will be cooped up in their bedrooms having the strange experience of nursing a fever and sore throat in July as Covid infections continue to soar in the third major wave this year.
For most this will be an unpleasant inconvenience rather than a tragedy. But with a fourth wave expected in the autumn, a fifth potentially kicking off by Christmas and experts saying that Covid may never settle into a seasonal cycle, some are questioning whether this steady grind of illness is sustainable. The Guardian
See also:
- One in 18 has Covid in the UK BBC News
- Covid booster: Will be offered to all over 50s this autumn BBC News
- Covid continues to disrupt: what is the plan to deal with it? The BMJ
- ALL over-50s to get Covid booster and flu jabs this autumn as health chiefs U-turn The Daily Mail
- Covid boosters: who could be eligible for autumn jabs in UK? The Guardian
- UK has missed chances to prepare for future pandemics, says ex-vaccines tsar The Guardian
- Covid killed so many of us – now the government fears our tears and rage | Michael Rosen The Guardian
- As Covid deaths in the UK pass the grim milestone of 200,000, what have we learned? The Guardian
- Covid vaccines: Government warned of ‘dangerous complacency’ as millions skip boosters The Independent
- New top Covid symptom in patients revealed by latest data as infections surge across UK The Independent
- ‘Stealthy’ new Covid variant can reinfect you every month The Independent
- Doctor warns COVID becoming 'too clever' and 'breaking past immune defences' Sky News
How a teenager in crisis made me question my job in Britain’s broken health system
How a teenager in crisis made me question my job in Britain’s broken health system | Anonymous A harrowing weekend for the patient and nurses involved could have been avoided had a specialist inpatient bed been free.
The writer is a paediatric nurse at a hospital in south-east England. The Guardian
Andy Burnham: UK blood scandal may amount to corporate manslaughter
Andy Burnham: UK blood scandal may amount to corporate manslaughter Andy Burnham has suggested there may be a case for charges of corporate manslaughter in relation to the contaminated blood scandal, as he challenged the Conservative leadership candidates to commit to making interim compensation payments to infected survivors.
The former health secretary, now mayor of Greater Manchester, wrote to each of the five remaining candidates on Friday to coincide with his evidence to the infected blood inquiry. The Guardian
The former health secretary, now mayor of Greater Manchester, wrote to each of the five remaining candidates on Friday to coincide with his evidence to the infected blood inquiry. The Guardian
Landmark study warns under 40s should avoid ALL alcohol for the sake of their health
Landmark study warns under 40s should avoid ALL alcohol for the sake of their health Put the keg away. People under 40 years old should never consume alcohol as it provides them no health benefits while increasing their risk of injury and death, a new study finds.
Researchers at the University of Washington, in Seattle, found that people under 40 who drink are more likely to be injured in a car accident, suicide or murder than their peers that avoid alcohol. The Daily Mail
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Sir Patrick Vallance warns MPs that we will be plunged into crisis due to impacts of climate change
Sir Patrick Vallance warns MPs that we will be plunged into crisis due to impacts of climate change Sir Patrick Vallance has warned that the world is about to face '50 years of really big problems relating to climate' in a briefing to MPs.
The chief scientific adviser suggested that the turmoil will be worse than what was faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, which lasted two-and-a-half years.
Monday's briefing was intended to inform 70 MPs about the current state of the climate to aid policy making. The Daily Mail
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