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Areas of Leicestershire that are included in the localised coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown and what this means.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock spoke about local measures to deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Leicester.
More students will have the opportunity to apply for places on nursing, midwifery or allied health professional courses in England, following unprecedented demand.
Translations and accessible formats of a letter from the government sent to patients in England who are shielding.
Two billion items of personal protective equipment (PPE) have now been delivered to the frontline since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Six new ‘walk through’ local testing sites are now offering appointments to people in England, with the capacity to test hundreds of people each day.
The number of nurses in the NHS increased by 12,131 compared to last year, and the number of doctors has risen by 6,629, figures published today to the end of March show.
10,000 residents and staff across over 100 care homes will be given coronavirus tests as part of a new surveillance study.
Millions of people shielding from coronavirus (COVID-19) will be advised they can spend more time outside their homes from Monday 6 July, the Health and Social Care Secretary has announced.
A weekly coronavirus (COVID-19) testing model using a new ‘no-swab’ saliva test is to be piloted in Southampton from this week (22 June).
The health minister's letter thanks directors of public health and their teams for their response to COVID-19 so far.
An update from the CMOs for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the alert level in the UK.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 18 June 2020 daily press briefing on the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The government has announced the next phase of development in building an app that supports the end-to-end NHS Test and Trace service.
The government has immediately authorised the NHS to use the world’s first coronavirus treatment proven to reduce the risk of death.
A pioneering scheme to provide new antibiotics to NHS patients by offering to pay pharmaceutical companies upfront for their work will start this week.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 11 June 2020 daily press briefing on the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Staff and volunteers at the forefront of the national coronavirus response across England will be able to access a new Psychological First Aid training course from today.
Local authorities across England have been allocated a share of £300 million to support the new Test and Trace service
Online resources and charity grants to help schools and colleges respond to the impact of coronavirus on mental health and wellbeing
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