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The Government also said that the free parking concession for NHS staff introduced during the pandemic would end on April 1, which the public service union, UNISON, said would add hundreds of pounds to cost pressures already facing health workers. ...
In February, NHS England said they would "communicate further about testing provision for NHS staff and patients," but there have so far been no assurances that staff will still be able to access free tests—or who is going to pay for it.1 We're just four days away now and … 展开 ...
•France will introduce new restrictions for cross-border workers coming from Germany, who will be requested to present a negative test if entering the country for reasons unrelated to their jobs. The move comes as the number of new cases linked to new variants of the virus...
Dr Chaand Nagpaul, of the British Medical Association, has called on the government to ensure key workers are offered COVID tests first as people in England struggle to get hold of them. Earlier, the government claimed that the NHS has "ad...
Record numbers of daily caseshave been reported recently, as the more transmissible Omicron variant of the COVID-19 continues to spread, with reports of staff shortages in the NHS and different sectors of the economy. 100,000 key workers to get daily lateral flow tests ...
Accordingly, surgeons are required to review the whole patient panel of results, which includes screening questionnaires, swabs, supporting blood tests, and any imaging performed, with a low threshold for repeat investigations. Developments in RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 testing within the NHS include dec...
"Most frontline NHS staff who are symptomatic, or have a household member who is unwell, are still being denied tests and asked to self-isolate for 7-14 days. This is taking dedicated NHS staff away from the frontline at a time they are needed most. Frontline testing must now be rolled...
Baroness Dido Harding, Interim Executive Chair of the National Institute for Health Protection, said: “With over 62 million tests processed and more than 7 million people contact-traced since its creation nine months ago, NHS Test and Trace plays a vital role in the fight against COVID-19. ...
meeting friends outdoors or ensuring good ventilation at gatherings. It should also reintroduce free and easily available tests for the public, helping them to keep themselves and others safe. The short- and long-term burden placed on the health service, on businesses affected by staff shortages,...