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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

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

Regulations making vaccines a condition of deployment for health and social care staff are set to be revoked, subject to public consultation and parliamentary approval, the Health and Social Care Secretary has announced.

31 Jan 2022

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

Appointments for people with physical impairments were quickly made remote during the pandemic – with a lack of consistency or guidance around what could take place remotely and what would need to wait for an in-person visit.

31 Jan 2022

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

With the deployment of defense medics to hospitals in Northern Ireland, the Armed Forces are now providing support within all four nations of the United Kingdom as part of Operation Rescript.

31 Jan 2022

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

Thousands of the country's most vulnerable will be able to access the UK's second ground-breaking antiviral - Pfizer's PF-07321332+ritonavir (Paxlovid) - from Thursday 10 February, the government has announced today.

28 Jan 2022

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

From 00:01 on Thursday 27th January England returned to Plan A measures following the huge success of the vaccination program and falling Omicron infections.

26 Jan 2022

More than 5,000 people enrolled in PANORAMIC study for COVID-19 antivirals

Over 5,000 vulnerable people have now enrolled into a world-class study for the chance to receive life-saving antivirals, the government has announced today (Wednesday 26 January 2022).

26 Jan 2022

Review spotlights the indirect impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on children’s health and well-being

Researchers have warned that children and adolescents must not be left behind in Australia's COVID-19 recovery plans given the negative indirect impacts of the pandemic on this age group detailed in a new brief and research review by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute.

24 Jan 2022

Eligible adults urged to take part in world-first COVID-19 study of antivirals

Adults over the age of 50 or with an underlying health condition who test positive for COVID-19 are being urged to sign up for a world-first COVID-19 study which is providing life-saving antivirals to thousands of people.

24 Jan 2022

COVID-19 testing measures simplified for travelers arriving in the UK from 11 February

All testing measures for eligible fully vaccinated travelers arriving in the UK will be removed from 4am on 11 February, as the government goes one step further to reopen the travel sector.

24 Jan 2022

NHS England grants £8 million to support in-school vaccination program

New multi-million-pound funding from NHS England will enable all schools to fully support the in-school vaccination program, and air cleaning units will be provided in all classrooms and teaching spaces that need them, the Education Secretary has announced today, Monday 24 January.

24 Jan 2022

Many care home residents, staff tested positive for Covid-19 during the first two waves of the pandemic

More than a third of care home residents and a quarter of care home staff in England showed evidence of infection with SARS-CoV-2 during the first two waves of the pandemic, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.

22 Jan 2022

Kingston University's social care students given opportunity to support people with dementia

Kingston University has launched a project to give health and social care students the opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge by supporting people living with dementia.

20 Jan 2022

Plan B measures to be removed in England following the success of the booster program

The government has today announced that England will fully return to Plan A on Thursday 27 January thanks to the success of the booster program, with ministers urging anyone who has still not had a top-up jab to come forward and Get Boosted Now.

19 Jan 2022

Waiting more than 5 hours in emergency care before admission may increase mortality risk

Waiting more than 5 hours in emergency care before admission to hospital is linked to a heightened risk of death from any cause within the next 30 days, reveals a study of more than 5 million patients in England and published online in the Emergency Medicine Journal.

19 Jan 2022

Exploring waning vaccine effectiveness over time

New research provides strong evidence against waning protection against symptomatic disease from both ChAdOx1-S and BNT162b2, but points out that protection against hospitalization and death remains at much higher levels for at least 20 weeks post-vaccination.

14 Jan 2022

Social Care News and Research

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

More than 5,000 people enrolled in PANORAMIC study for COVID-19 antivirals

Review spotlights the indirect impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on children’s health and well-being

Eligible adults urged to take part in world-first COVID-19 study of antivirals

COVID-19 testing measures simplified for travelers arriving in the UK from 11 February

NHS England grants £8 million to support in-school vaccination program

Many care home residents, staff tested positive for Covid-19 during the first two waves of the pandemic

Kingston University's social care students given opportunity to support people with dementia

Plan B measures to be removed in England following the success of the booster program

Waiting more than 5 hours in emergency care before admission may increase mortality risk

Exploring waning vaccine effectiveness over time

New advertising campaign encourages young people to get COVID-19 booster jabs

People with COVID-19 can end self-isolation after 5 days following 2 consecutive negative LFD tests

Exploring healthcare workers' opinions on mandatory COVID-19 vaccination in the UK

T cells induced by common cold coronaviruses play a protective role against COVID-19 infection

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