Social media users should have to opt into algorithms that could promote harmful content, says former culture secretary and peer

Oct 9, 2020

Her inquest next year will examine whether the schoolgirl was ‘overwhelmed’ by the images and posts the algorithm showed her. In the oped, Mr Wright and Baroness Kidron said: “Instead of always acting too late, we should expect online platforms to scan the horizon...

Government urged to ‘pause’ new restrictions as cases of Covid caught in hospital soar

Oct 9, 2020

Professor Carl Heneghan, who led the new analysis at the University of Oxford, said many of the new hospital cases could be elderly people who had been admitted for other conditions. “I think this shows it’s too early and too hasty to reach for more...

A cross-party consensus on social care will ensure GPs continue to deliver the best possible

Oct 9, 2020

GPs are the bedrock of our NHS. I pay tribute to all the incredible work they have been doing during the Covid-19 emergency, in my constituency in Chipping Barnet and beyond. Our family doctor services will be permanently changed by the pandemic. Some 99 per cent of...

Patients struggling to get GP appointments, despite a million fewer people being seen each month

Oct 9, 2020

This week, Mr Hancock, Chris Whitty, the Chief Medical Officer, and Amanda Pritchard, chief operating officer at NHS England, all stated the NHS is open for patients, but the data shows face-to-face appointments have plateaued, remaining well below normal levels. The...

‘Traumatised’ paramedics needed counselling at height of Covid pandemic

Oct 9, 2020

Paramedics have been left “traumatised” during the coronavirus pandemic after patients died unnecessarily because they had delayed seeking treatment. Patients have been reluctant to go to hospital through fears of both overwhelming the NHS and contracting...

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