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GP trainee numbers in England have risen for the third year running, with recruitment up a record 15% compared to the same point last year.
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Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock spoke about measures to increase testing and support the NHS this winter, and the latest vaccine developments.
The UK has secured early access to 90 million doses of promising coronavirus vaccine candidates.
All additional lockdown restrictions will end in areas outside of Leicester City and the Borough of Oadby and Wigston on 18 July, the Health and Social Care Secretary has confirmed.
A new framework setting out how to manage COVID-19 outbreaks through the use of national and local expertise has been published by the government.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock spoke about the local lockdown measures in Leicester and an issue with Randox swab test kits.
Sixth week of NHS Test and Trace figures shows anyone getting a test at a regional test site or mobile testing unit can expect their result by the next day.
People with learning disabilities or autism who could be better supported in their community will have their discharges from hospital accelerated.
A major new review into improving health outcomes in babies and young children has launched today.
Over 120,000 volunteers tested across England between 1 May and 1 June as part of the country’s largest study into coronavirus.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock spoke about plans to make face coverings mandatory in shops and supermarkets from 24 July 2020.
The new Health and Care Visa will make it cheaper, quicker and easier for healthcare professionals from around the world to come to the UK.
Statistics covering the 5th week of operation (25 June to 1 July) of the NHS Test and Trace service have been published today.
The majority of children currently considered extremely clinical vulnerable to coronavirus (COVID-19) will be able to be removed from the shielded patient list.
Staff and residents in care homes for over 65s and those with dementia will receive regular coronavirus tests from next week as part of a new social care testing strategy.
Executive Chair of NHS Test and Trace encourages everyone to “play their part in new national effort” by providing their names and phone numbers to the venues and businesses they visit from this Saturday.
The second part of a major independent review by Professor Dame Carol Black into the misuse of illegal drugs in England has launched today.
Deals gave NHS staff improved access to mobile data, voice calls and texts
More than 130,000 people at risk of unknowingly spreading coronavirus have been contacted by NHS Test and Trace.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 22 June 2020 daily press briefing on the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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