NHS chief executive thanks healthcare staff for vaccine rollout
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 vaccinated in less than ten weeks.Sir Simon was speaking at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust alongside May Parsons, the nurse who delivered the first vaccination in world outside of a clinical trial.
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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 have revealed research into the unprecedented strain NHS staff have been under during the pandemic and the resultant toll on sick days and mental health leave.
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The health secretary Matt Hancock addressed what's being done to help NHS staff overcome the effects of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, while deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam spoke..
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A look at the key figures and dates in the world of politics on February 26 as Labour has said denying NHS staff a pay rise in next week’s Budget would be a “kick in the teeth” after months on..
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