The Government has decided to recruit 17 senior officers in the Central government from the private sector through lateral entry. The recruitment is for the post of three joint secretaries and 14 officials at the rank of directors and deputy secretaries in the Ministries of Health and Family Welfare, Power, Rural Development, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, … Read more
Health staff and those eligible for new Covid treatments will still have access to free tests. Source link
Lateral flow tests will continue to be available for free for people in Wales with Covid symptoms. Source link
Researchers estimate the UK’s lateral flow testing programme has produced enough plastic waste to fill 200,000 bathtubs or 19 Olympic swimming pools. Scientists at the Energy and Environment Institute at the University of Hull argue once we learned that Covid-19 spread more through the air than via surfaces, the UK government should have started recycling … Read more
Dame Jenny Harries, Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency, said: “As we learn to live with Covid, we are focusing our testing provision on those at higher risk of serious outcomes from the virus, while encouraging people to keep following simple steps to help keep themselves and others safe. Source link
The rule change will take effect across the UK within days, the UK Health Security Agency says. Source link
Since they were introduced in secondary schools in England in March, NHS Test and Trace figures show 103,409 LFT tests have come back positive, 79,000 were matched with a confirmatory PCR and 69,500 of those were confirmed positive (and 7,647 came back negative). Source link
By Rachel SchraerHealth reporter image sourceGetty Images More people are being offered free rapid coronavirus tests. The government says regular testing is essential to stop the spread of Covid now that restrictions have eased across most of the UK. Why is testing being increased? It’s hoped the rapid tests – known as lateral flow tests … Read more
Coronavirus lateral flow tests are free and provide a quick result within 30 minutes. But how do you do one? Secondary pupils across the UK are taking them as part of plans to reduce the risk of Covid-19 spreading in schools. All businesses in England can also request tests for their workers as part of … Read more
They reject the accusation, in a report by Prof Jon Deeks, Dr Angela Raffle and Dr Mike Gill on 10 January, that lateral flow tests (LFT) will cause harm, saying there is no evidence for the “irresponsible” claim. Source link