Frontline workers at Covid testing centres are NOT being offered vaccines yet because they are ‘not in close contact’ with the virus and have PPE Department of Health said they weren’t in ‘close contact’ with the virus It also said they had ‘appropriate PPE’ to protect them from the disease Testing staff lean into cars … Read more
Met police chief Dame Cressida Dick is ‘baffled’ that frontline officers have not been prioritised for Covid jabs Met’s police chief revealed there have been 48 spitting attacks on police officers Further 97 incidents where someone threatened Covid-19 and coughed at police Dame Cressida said PCs who can’t dress in full PPE are putting themselves at … Read more
Dr Alex George has been lauded by fans for his tireless work on the NHS front line during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Love Island star, 30, has been working as an A&E doctor in Lewisham throughout the pandemic, while many of his reality TV pals flout the rules by jetting to Dubai and claiming their … Read more
Gareth Malone. Justin Bieber. The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS choir could easily have been forgiven for thinking they had already reached the height of fame with their celebrity collaborations. Formed in 2012 for a BBC programme with choirmaster Gareth Malone, the choir went on to catch the attention of the Canadian pop star in 2015, … Read more
Frontline NHS staff fighting Covid were given ‘rotten’ masks, gowns crawling with INSECTS and out-of-date PPE with the expiry dates covered up, MPs are told Dr Emily McWhirter was director of nursing at Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability Recalled opening a box of gowns where ‘a load of insects crept out of them’ Made revelations to … Read more
Plans are being drawn up for the long-awaited jab to be administered by GPs, teams visiting care homes and at-scale centres, reports GP publication Pulse. NHS England hasn’t confirmed reports.
Hundreds of doctors, nurses and other heroes who worked on the frontline during the coronavirus pandemic will get honours in ‘bumper’ Queen’s Birthday Honours List Birthday Honours was put back this year to allow time to thank frontline workers Those with outstanding contributions in UK’s response to virus will be rewarded The Covid heroes will … Read more
Frontline NHS workers, many of whom have been helping to fight the coronavirus pandemic, have protested to demand better wages. Campaigners in central London, many wearing scrubs or other NHS uniforms, held banners which read ‘stop clapping, start paying,’ ‘priceless yet penniless’ and ‘640 healthcare workers dead, blood on their hands’ alongside images of Prime … Read more
Prince William has praised emergency service workers who responded to the ‘dreadful’ stabbings in Birmingham, during a surprise visit to Belfast today to meet with frontline staff. A knifeman rampaged across the English city centre in the early hours of Sunday, stabbing a student to death and leaving several others injured. The Duke of Cambridge, 38, referenced the … Read more
Casualty is poised to return with a powerful new episode as overwhelmed hospital staff battle the devastating impact of COVID-19 By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 11:45 BST, 7 September 2020 | Updated: 12:22 BST, 7 September 2020 Casualty is poised to return with the most powerful episode in its 35-year history detailing the current … Read more