Oct 9, 2020
GPs are increasingly unable to order blood tests, including those for cancer and serious heart conditions, as the shortage of Roche components becomes a national crisis. Experts have warned that the supply failure of blood test swabs and reagents – which could last for two to three weeks – risks forcing patients with chronic conditions back […]
Oct 2, 2020
This week, new research revealed that loss of sense of smell could be a clearer sign of coronavirus than a cough. A study by University College London (UCL) of 590 people who lost their sense of smell or taste earlier in the year found 80pc had coronavirus antibodies....
Sep 24, 2020
Earlier this month Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary, insisted Operation Moonshot was still going ahead and aimed to provide huge numbers of tests which could deliver a result in as little as 20 minutes. However, Prof Deeks said: “The test detects trace amounts of...
Sep 22, 2020
Under the ramped-up “Pillar One” system, 96 NHS labs working as part of 26 regional networks will offer the 100,000 daily tests to patients and staff. It was reported on Tuesday that the Department of Health, via NHS Test and Trace, will fund the increase,...
Sep 16, 2020
Ministers are poised to announce further localised measures, with pub curfews and a ban on households mixing across areas of the north-east from Friday. Sunderland, Gateshead, Newcastle, Northumberland, South Tyneside and County Durham are set to go back into...
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