Two cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant have been discovered in the UK, Britain’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said on Saturday. The cases, which were detected in Nottingham and Essex and are both believed to be connected and linked to travel to southern Africa, were confirmed after genomic sequencing overnight. The two…
UK Calls for Tackling Alleged ‘Racial Bias’ in Medical Devices
The UK on Sunday called on the United States and other “like-minded countries” to tackle alleged biases in medical devices, such as oximeters that give less accurate readings on darker skins, which may have contributed to the higher COVID-19 mortality rate in ethnic minorities. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Sajid Javid said he…
UK Vaccine Mandate May Force 123,000 out of Health Care Sector
The UK’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for front-line health and social care staff in England may force more than 120,000 people to leave the sector, according to government estimates. Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced on Tuesday that all those working in the National Health Service (NHS) and social care must get fully vaccinated to continue in…
UK Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Medical Staff
Front-line medical and social care staff in England must receive COVID-19 vaccinations to or lose their jobs, the UK government announced on Tuesday. In a statement to the House of Commons, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said that all those working in the National Health Service (NHS) and social care will have to get vaccinated. “We…
UK Health Chief ‘Leaning Towards’ Vaccine Mandate for Medics
Britain’s Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Monday that he was “leaning towards” introducing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for staff of the National Health Service (NHS). The UK government is “considering” imposing a vaccine mandate on the 100,000 NHS staff who have not yet received their first CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccine, Javid said. “We’ve…
UK Government Sets up New Department to ‘Tackle Health Disparities’
A new government office is launched on Friday to “tackle health disparities across the UK,” the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said. The new Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), a branch of the DHSC, is tasked to focus on the prevention of illnesses by tackling unhealthy habits that are “more prevalent in more…
NHS Waiting List in England Hits Record High
The number of people in England waiting for hospital treatment has reached a new record high. A total of 5.6 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of July, according to new figures from NHS England. This is the highest number since records began in August 2007 and includes those waiting for hip…
NHS Waiting List in England Could Soar to 14 Million Next Year, Warns IFS
The NHS waiting list in England could rise to 14 million by autumn next year and keep increasing, a new report has warned. If millions of patients who did not receive care during the pandemic return to the health service for medical attention, then the number joining the waiting list could outstrip the number being…
UK Dials Down COVID-19 App to Ease Self-Isolation Chaos
Under pressure from businesses and unions, the UK government has dialled down its COVID-19 app in order to ease the labour shortage that has resulted from large numbers of workers having to self-isolate. As a result of a government review, the app will now instruct fewer people to self-isolate following contact with a person who…
UK Health Minister Javid Tests Positive for COVID-19
LONDON—British health minister Sajid Javid on Saturday said he had tested positive for COVID-19, but added that his symptoms were mild. Javid, who has been health secretary for three weeks, has backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to scrap all remaining legal coronavirus restrictions from Monday, despite a fresh surge of cases fuelled by the…
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