Coronavirus: Third wave will ‘wash up on our shores’, warns Johnson
Boris Johnson says the UK will “feel effects” of growing case numbers in Europe amid a row over vaccines. Source link
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Covid-19: NHS waits at record high as second wave hits care
“However, thanks to the hard work of NHS staff and the innovations in treatment and care developed over the course of the pandemic, hospitals treated more than one million people with other conditions in January, at the peak of the winter wave, nearly twice as many as they did last April. Source link
Covid: Half with cancer signs didn’t contact GP in first wave
Symptoms left unchecked included lumps, changes to moles and coughing up blood, a survey finds. Source link
Covid: Many NHS staff ‘traumatised’ by first wave of virus, study shows
Many hospital staff treating the sickest patients during the first wave of the pandemic were left traumatised by the experience, a study suggests. Source link
Children’s Hospitals Grapple With Wave of Mental Illness
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News Krissy Williams, 15, had attempted suicide before, but never with pills. The teen was diagnosed with schizophrenia when she was 9. People with this chronic mental health condition perceive reality differently and often experience hallucinations and delusions. She learned to manage these symptoms with a variety of … Read more
Covid-19: London Ambulance Service receives as many 999 calls as first wave
Patient demand is equal “and now arguably greater” than at the first wave’s peak, the service says. Source link
Covid: Relaxing restrictions ‘could trigger third wave’, NHS bosses warn
NHS bosses urge “extreme caution” over moving areas to lower tiers when England’s measures are reviewed. Source link
Covid: Children more likely to be infected in second wave
Evidence presented to government confirmed rising infections as schools reopened. Source link
‘Staff at our hospital fearful of second wave’
The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is putting huge pressure on the NHS. Many hospital wards are already full and health unions say staff are complaining of exhaustion. The BBC’s health editor Hugh Pym reports from the University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Trust, where hundreds of staff are themselves off sick or … Read more
Covid: Are care homes ready for the second wave?
In total, about 16,000 people have died with coronavirus in English and Welsh care homes (up to 23 October). Excess deaths in care homes – the number of deaths above average for that time of year – are as high as 25,500. Source link