Restrictions on visiting hospital patients will be eased within a fortnight but bringing flowers, chocolates or balloons onto wards and hugging loved ones will remain banned, Scotland’s health secretary has announced. Jeane Freeman said that from July 13, patients on non-coronavirus wards would be able to name one person who would be allowed to come […]
Health chiefs are urging drinkers to take it easy when pubs open on “Super Saturday” – amid fears Accident & Emergency units could end up overwhelmed. Pubs, restaurants and bars will be allowed to re-open for business this weekend following a four-month...
Hospital wards across the country could soon be decked out with self-driving beds that will help protect staff from the coronavirus. A Hinkley-based engineering company, which typically focuses on developing unmanned vehicles for the military, has received £50,000 in...
Pregnant women from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds should be fast-tracked into hospital because of their heightened risk from coronavirus, NHS bosses have said. It follows research from Oxford University indicating that 55 per cent of pregnant...
The largest hospital trust in England has become the first to declare it has no Covid-19 patients requiring treatment in intensive care. Dr David Rosser, who heads the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), said there were signs that infected...
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