The Chief Executive of NHS England has praised staff for rolling out the Covid-19 vaccination whilst still looking after coronavirus patients.
During a visit to a vaccination centre in Coventry, Sir Simon Stevens said "to do the vaccination programme and continue with this winter wave of coronavirus has been an extraordinary achievement".
He also warned against lifting lockdown restrictions too soon.
"We are, fortunately, starting to see reductions in the number of severely ill coronavirus patients in hospital" he said, "but, remember, that even today we've still got more coronavirus patients in hospital across England than we had in the April peak of the first wave of coronavirus last year"".
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Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has expressed her support for Angela Rayner despite questions surrounding whether the deputy leader should have paid capital gains tax on the sale of her old council house in 2015. Ms Cooper hopes a line will be drawn under the issue when Ms Rayner sets out the facts to the police and HMRC, and argues the Conservatives are attempting to focus on this from 10 years ago rather than the current pressures on the NHS and the cost of living.
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Health Secretary Victoria Atkins has defended the government's plans to ban the sale of tobacco products to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009, citing the need to curb smoking-related illnesses and alleviate strain on the NHS. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rishi Sunak has defended backlash from the latest NHS figures which show waiting lists have risen by 330,000 since he promised to cut them, insisting that the government's plan is working. "Whilst we haven't made as much progress as I would have liked, today's figures show we are making headway towards that goal. Over the last five months, there has been a reduction of around 200,000 in the overall waiting list which is positive and if it wasn't for industrial action, an extra 430,000 patients would have been treated," he added. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Labour's Louise Haigh has rejected the news that NHS targets are being met. It comes as the health secretary revealed waiting lists have fallen for the fifth month in a row. "Waiting lists are still 320,000 higher than when Rishi Sunak became prime minister so he's failing on his own metrics. A&E waiting times are higher as are ambulance waits," she said. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has refused to comment on whether the party has provided funding for tax or legal advice for his deputy Angela Rayner’s tax affairs. Mr Starmer said, “I have said I am absolutely pleased to be out with Angela today, and that is the focus that she has, that is the focus that I have had.”
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Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said the situation has been "incredibly difficult" after her husband, former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, was charged in connection with an alleged embezzlement of funds.
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First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf has said the news that former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been charged in connection with embezzlement of funds is a "really serious matter indeed".
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promises to “sit there and vote” until his Rwanda Bill is passed on Monday.
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Rishi Sunak hopes to strip GPs of their power to sign people off work as part of a plan to tackle what he calls the UK's "sick note culture".
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In the coming week, people aged 60-63 will be invited to book a Covid jab. NHS National Director for England Professor Steve Powis thanked NHS staff for their contribution to the roll out, and urgesd..
NHS chief Sir Simon Stevens has thanked all those involved in the start to the NHS Covid vaccine programme, which has seen more than nine out of ten people aged 70 and over take up the offer to be..
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