Nicola Sturgeon’s deputy ‘twisting data’ to justify Scotland’s strict Covid rules
The ONS study reported that one in 25 people in England had the virus, compared to one in 40 in Scotland. However, during the period it covered…
London’s Covid cases and admissions peak without overwhelming NHS, figures suggest
Crucially, despite the rise in hospitalisation there has been almost no change in the number of people requiring mechanical ventilation in London and daily deaths have not…
Number of children admitted to hospital for eating disorders surges 70 per cent since pandemic
The number of children being admitted to hospital with eating disorders has risen almost 70 per cent since the pandemic, official figures show, with psychiatrists warning they…
Bin collections cancelled across the UK as Government plans for Covid absences in public sector to rise by a quarter
Bin collections have been cancelled across the country amid staff shortages, as the Government prepares for up to a quarter of public sector workers to be absent…
Autistic man confined to a ‘box’ in hospital for four years, family claims
An autistic 24-year-old man has been confined to a “box” in hospital for four years, it has been claimed, as his family considers taking legal action. Known…
Fewer London Covid patients needing hospital ventilation, suggesting omicron is milder
Experts said the positive London data reflected wider evidence that omicron was leading to less severe outcomes for those infected. “The lower rate of mechanical ventilation bed…
Frightening new Covid data shows Boris Johnson’s omicron gamble may be about to implode
Whether the gamble will pay off is still unknown, but the odds have lengthened in the past few days, which is why tents are being thrown up…
One third of England’s Covid hospital patients not being treated primarily for virus, figures show
A third of patients in hospitals in England with Covid are not being treated primarily for the virus, new figures show. Of the 8,321 patients with coronavirus…
Hundreds of Scotland’s Covid hospital patients may have been admitted for non-virus reasons
However, the SNP Government has so far refused to release figures showing the proportion of people classed as Covid hospital patients who were admitted primarily because of…
NHS cannot ‘magic up’ staff to oversee Covid Nightingale wards, hospitals chief warns
Mr Hopson’s comments come after Pat Cullen, the general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, warned that the workforce is already “struggling massively” to care for…
Social distancing returns in Scotland’s pubs, restaurants and gyms to slow omicron
Further restrictions to slow the spread of omicron have also been reintroduced in Wales and Northern Ireland but Boris Johnson has so far refused to follow suit…
Ministers choose top banker with ‘an outsider’s eye’ to run NHS England
A pressing priority for the new chairman of NHS England, who is offered pay of £63,000 a year for three days work a week, will be to…
No need for new Covid restrictions as omicron hospital risk two thirds lower, No 10 told
Tim Loughton, a former minister, said: “If it continues to be the case that we don’t have a surge of hospital admissions, there is absolutely no basis…
London’s omicron epidemic shows there are reasons to be optimistic
The latest data on omicron appears to be promising. The cases data suggests, tentatively, that the wave might have peaked in London, at it has now clearly…
Hospitals urged to boost counter-terror security after Liverpool blast
But on Saturday night, a spokesman for Counter-Terrorism Police North West, which is investigating the attack, confirmed that the hospital was the probable target. “In relation to…
Hospitals ban family visits despite fall in Covid-related hospitalisations
Analysis by The Telegraph shows that almost a quarter of all NHS Trusts in England have banned visitors from their hospitals. A number of exceptions are in…