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Government invests £260 million to support health research and life sciences manufacturing

Patients across the country are set to benefit from cutting-edge medical advances and treatments as the government invests £260 million today (Wednesday 2 March) to support research and development, as well as the manufacturing of new drugs, devices and diagnostics.

2 Mar 2022

Government to revoke regulations making COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of deployment

Regulations making COVID-19 vaccination a condition of deployment in health and social care will be revoked on Tuesday 15 March, the Health and Social Care Secretary has confirmed today (Tuesday 1 March).

1 Mar 2022

New portal launched to order personal protective equipment in England

A new online platform to order personal protective equipment (PPE) in England has been launched.

28 Feb 2022

UK funding will support CEPI’s drive to accelerate vaccine development

The UK will pledge £160 million to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to speed up vaccine development, as the Foreign Secretary and Health and Social Care Secretary urge international partners to step up and support this vital work.

24 Feb 2022

Health Secretary statement on additional COVID-19 booster jabs from spring

Thanks to our COVID-19 vaccination rollout, we are already the freest country in Europe. It has saved countless lives, reduced pressure on the NHS and is allowing us to learn to live with the virus

21 Feb 2022

Prime Minister sets out the Government's plans to live with and manage COVID

Vaccines will remain the first line of defense against Covid-19 as the Prime Minister sets out the Government's plans to live with and manage the virus.

21 Feb 2022

£10 million of UK aid funding to support vaccine research for tackling world's deadliest diseases

Research into vaccines to tackle some of the world's deadliest diseases in low and middle income countries has been backed by £10 million of UK aid funding, the government has announced today (Wednesday 16 February).

15 Feb 2022

Study finds gender-based differences in risk factors associated with anxiety during the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is an anxiety-inducing stressor that affects every aspect of our daily lives. A new Canadian study has found that the pandemic-related risk-factors associated with anxiety differ between men and women.

9 Feb 2022

Integrated NHS and adult social care sector could improve care for all

Patients will receive better, more joined-up care under new plans announced today to improve the links between health and social care.

9 Feb 2022

New NHS 'My Planned Care' platform will benefit patients waiting for elective surgeries

Patients waiting for elective surgeries will benefit from increased transparency and information sharing following the launch of the new NHS 'My Planned Care' platform.

7 Feb 2022

Government announces two significant independent reviews to tackle health disparities

Plans to enable people across the country to live longer, healthier lives are moving forward with the government's announcement of leads for two significant independent reviews to tackle health disparities.

4 Feb 2022

Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine given regulatory approval By MHRA

Nuvaxovid, the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Novavax, has today been given regulatory approval by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

3 Feb 2022

UK's world-leading human challenge study provides new insights into mild SARS-CoV-2 infections

Findings from the UK's world-leading human challenge study provide new insights into mild infections with SARS-CoV-2 in healthy young adults.

2 Feb 2022

COVID-19 mortality associated with obesity in ethnic minorities

A stronger association exists between deaths from COVID-19 and obesity in people of Black, South Asian and other ethnic minority groups than in White people, latest research published in the journal Nature Communications demonstrates.

2 Feb 2022

Childhood obesity more likely to be influenced by lifestyle factors than mother's BMI

Researchers from the University of Bristol and Imperial College London have found that a high Body Mass Index (BMI) of a mother before and during pregnancy is not a major cause of high BMI in their offspring – indicating that childhood and teen obesity is more likely to be a result of lifestyle factors.

1 Feb 2022

Social Care News and Research

Government invests £260 million to support health research and life sciences manufacturing

Government to revoke regulations making COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of deployment

New portal launched to order personal protective equipment in England

UK funding will support CEPI’s drive to accelerate vaccine development

Health Secretary statement on additional COVID-19 booster jabs from spring

Prime Minister sets out the Government's plans to live with and manage COVID

£10 million of UK aid funding to support vaccine research for tackling world's deadliest diseases

Study finds gender-based differences in risk factors associated with anxiety during the pandemic

Integrated NHS and adult social care sector could improve care for all

New NHS 'My Planned Care' platform will benefit patients waiting for elective surgeries

Government announces two significant independent reviews to tackle health disparities

Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine given regulatory approval By MHRA

UK's world-leading human challenge study provides new insights into mild SARS-CoV-2 infections

COVID-19 mortality associated with obesity in ethnic minorities

Childhood obesity more likely to be influenced by lifestyle factors than mother's BMI

Vaccination as a condition of deployment for health, social care staff revisited as Omicron replaces Delta

New toolkit helps practitioners to deliver effective remote assessments for people with physical impairments

Armed Forces providing support within all four nations of the UK to overcome the pandemic

UK's most vulnerable will soon be able to access second ground-breaking antiviral

England returns to Plan A following the success of booster rollout and falling Omicron infections

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