People living in England and Wales are being urged to download the government’s contact-tracing app following its official release. NHS Covid-19 instructs users to self-isolate for 14 days if it detects they were nearby someone who has the virus. This video shows how to install it on Android smartphones and iPhones. Source link
By Leo Kelion & Rory Cellan-Jones Technology reporters Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic image captionUsers will be told to self-isolate if the app determines they are at high risk of being infected People living in England and Wales are being urged to download the government’s official contact-tracing app following its official release. NHS Covid-19 instructs users … Read more
Image copyright endoscope-i Ltd Image caption The device means patients do not have to remove their face coverings for procedures A protective device against coronavirus for at-risk doctors is to be provided free to the NHS. The SNAP device for ear, nose and throat surgeons was created after Burton-upon-Trent consultant Amged El-Hawrani died with Covid-19 … Read more
Image copyright EPA Image caption Motorists could collect a test from a centre set up in a park in London A lack of coronavirus tests for NHS staff is leading to staff absences and services being put at risk, hospital bosses have warned. NHS Providers, which represents hospital trusts in England, said staff are having … Read more
Image copyright Reuters GP practices are being told they must make sure patients can be seen face to face when they need such appointments. NHS England is writing to all practices to make sure they are communicating the fact doctors can be seen in person if necessary, as well as virtually. It’s estimated half of … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images The disruption to hospitals in England during the pandemic has meant the number of patients facing long waits for routine operations has soared. More than two million people on the waiting list – half the total – have been waiting more than 18 weeks. One in five have been waiting more … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images Thousands more people in England with type 2 diabetes will be offered the chance to try a soup-and-shake diet weight-loss plan for free on the NHS. Studies show switching to the low-calorie liquid diet can put diabetes into remission. Experts say they want to help people to be as fit as … Read more
Image copyright PA Media Image caption Medical detection dogs Bramble (left) and Lexi during a visit to Kettering General Hospital NHS staff are taking part in a trial to see if dogs can sniff out Covid-19 – even in people who are asymptomatic. Eleven hospitals across the UK are taking part in the study, with … Read more
Image copyright Hughes family The parents of a three-year-old boy with severe epilepsy are going to court to mount the first legal challenge to the guidelines on prescribing cannabis on the NHS. Charlie Hughes went from having up to 120 seizures a day to fewer than 20, after receiving cannabis oil privately. Although medical cannabis … Read more