Northampton General Hospital implements robot to help plan care of Covid-19 patients

Northampton General Hospital implements robot to help plan care of Covid-19 patients Northampton General Hospital has started using robotic technology to free up healthcare workers' time when looking after Covid-19 patients.

The hospital has introduced a bot to monitor and record the its crucial supply of compressed oxygen - something that otherwise needs a healthcare worker to do manually every hour of the day. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

See also:

• Coronavirus: Family 'feel lied to' over care home virus death BBC Northampton
• A further 15 patients with coronavirus die in hospitals in the Anglia region ITV News
• Northampton General Hospital looking at bringing back suspended home birth service as NHS starts to reopen Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• New report highlights impact of Covid-19 crisis on medical tests at Northampton General Hospital Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Number of people going to A&E in Northampton drops by 50% in April compared to last year Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• 'We want answers' say family of widower who died after contracting Covid-19 at Kettering care home Northamptonshire Telegraph
• Northamptonshire's Covid-19 death toll still trending downwards, despite rise in positive tests Northamptonshire Telegraph

Why are improvements in life expectancy slowing in the United Kingdom and across Europe?

Why are improvements in life expectancy slowing in the United Kingdom and across Europe? International monitoring and co-operation can be invaluable in tackling global health problems because often the drivers and solutions are common across national boundaries. This is vital and done routinely in the context of infectious disease, as evident currently in the Covid-19 (coronavirus) context, but it can be important also in the context of non-communicable diseases. The King's Fund

Statement from the UK Chief Medical Officers on an update to coronavirus symptoms

Statement from the UK Chief Medical Officers on an update to coronavirus symptoms New information about coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms has been announced. Department of Health and Social Care

See also:

• Everyone in the United Kingdom with symptoms now eligible for coronavirus tests Department of Health and Social Care
• Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): support for care homes Department of Health and Social Care
• Detailed guide: Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk in the UK Department of Health and Social Care
• Helping NHS staff get the essentials they need NHS England
• Research and analysis: Position statement regarding COVID-19 tests evaluated by PHE Public Health England

Coronavirus: Cancer surgery delays risk 'thousands' of deaths

Coronavirus: Cancer surgery delays risk 'thousands' of deaths The NHS must ensure cancer-surgery delays do not cost more lives than the number of Covid-19 patients saved, the Institute of Cancer Research says.
 
In some cancers, a three-month delay could make the difference between a tumour being curable or not, Prof Clare Turnbull said.

And her modelling suggested delaying surgery risked thousands of additional deaths.

NHS England is already urging people to seek help for worrying symptoms. BBC News

See also:

• Coronavirus: Total deaths in England and Wales down BBC News
• Coronavirus: Poor data left care homes ‘fighting a losing battle’ BBC News
• Coronavirus: 'We didn't get ahead of testing early enough' - Greg Clark BBC News
• Coronavirus: 'Wash hands at least six times a day' BBC News
• Coronavirus: Diabetic people offered support BBC News
• Coronavirus symptoms: UK adds loss of smell and taste to list BBC News
• Cycle of six-week lockdowns could be the safest way to beat coronavirus, scientists say The Daily Mail
• Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 35,023 with 227 more deaths The Daily Mail
• People with COVID-19 experience psychiatric problems, study suggests The Daily Mail
• UK is bulk buying hydroxychloroqine as potential Covid-19 treatment The Guardian
• Jeanelle de Gruchy: ‘The NHS is not set up to focus on preventing illness’ The Guardian
• UK coronavirus home test kits run out as eligibility list is expanded The Guardian
• Rollout of NHS contact-tracing app to be delayed until June The Guardian
• At least 23 nationalities among NHS staff killed by covid Health Service Journal
• Extent of coronavirus spread in England hospitals not shared with NHS trusts ITV News
• Scrap 'unfair and unjust' charges for foreign NHS workers, govt urged Sky News
• Coronavirus: 'We did decide to focus upon NHS' says justice secretary Sky News