‘A scandal’: Fury after hospital bosses given coronavirus vaccine ahead of front line medics
4 years ago

‘A scandal’: Fury after hospital bosses given coronavirus vaccine ahead of front line medics

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bosses at one of England’s biggest hospital trusts have been told they should “hang their heads in shame” after they were vaccinated ahead of front-line doctors and nurses. Ravi Subramanian, regional secretary in the West Midlands, said: “The trust employs thousands of staff and they're trying to take us all for fools by implying that they could not find a handful of frontline staff to vaccinate to prevent wasting the vaccine. In a statement, a spokesperson for the trust – which runs Queen Elizabeth, Good Hope, Heartlands and Solihull hospitals – acknowledged that executives had been given the jab before all front-line staff had received it. But they said: “As a result of a number of booked patients not attending, members of staff on shift at the hospital, including the exec team, were offered the vaccine at short notice to fill the empty slots and ensure that the vaccine wasn’t otherwise wasted.”

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Combination of strikes and rise in flu and Covid ‘a perfect storm for the NHS’
1 year ago

Combination of strikes and rise in flu and Covid ‘a perfect storm for the NHS’

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Every care home in England visited by coronavirus and flu vaccine teams – NHS
2 years ago

Every care home in England visited by coronavirus and flu vaccine teams – NHS

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Care home residents are among those we prioritised at the start of this rollout …

Facing COVID-19 surge, China expands hospitals, ICUs as Beijing rolls back anti-virus controls
2 years ago

Facing COVID-19 surge, China expands hospitals, ICUs as Beijing rolls back anti-virus controls

Firstpost  

President Xi Jinping’s government is officially committed to stopping virus transmission, the last major country to try. But the latest moves suggest the Communist Party will tolerate more cases without quarantines or shutting down travel or businesses as it winds down its ‘zero-COVID’ strategy Beijing: Facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, China is setting up more intensive care facilities and …

Over-60s urged to coronavirus vaccine top-up as new cases mount
2 years, 6 months ago

Over-60s urged to coronavirus vaccine top-up as new cases mount

Dutch News  

Healthcare minister Ernst Kuipers has called on the general public to stick to the basic coronavirus rules and urged the over-60s who have not yet had a second booster vaccination to come forward. Extra measures to control the spread of the virus are not yet needed, the minister told reporters after a meeting of cabinet ministers which was called to …

Over-60s urged to coronavirus vaccine top-up as new cases mount
2 years, 6 months ago

Over-60s urged to coronavirus vaccine top-up as new cases mount

Dutch News  

Healthcare minister Ernst Kuipers has called on the general public to stick to the basic coronavirus rules and urged the over-60s who have not yet had a second booster vaccination to come forward. Extra measures to control the spread of the virus are not yet needed, the minister told reporters after a meeting of cabinet ministers which was called to …

Government plans to scrap mandatory jab requirement in...
2 years, 11 months ago

Government plans to scrap mandatory jab requirement in...

Daily Mail  

The Government plans to scrap the requirement for health and social care workers in England to be vaccinated against coronavirus to continue in their roles following a consultation. The requirement for care home staff to have two doses came into force last November, with one charity accusing the Government of using the sector as “the trial run for the NHS”. …

Op-Ed: Anti-vaccine patients vent anger on healthcare workers like me. It takes a toll on care
2 years, 11 months ago

Op-Ed: Anti-vaccine patients vent anger on healthcare workers like me. It takes a toll on care

LA Times  

As hospital workers risk their lives to fight the pandemic, some COVID-skeptic patients and families vehemently claim that healthcare workers are “poisoning” and “punishing” people. A 43-year-old woman insisted “it’s just the flu” right up until she was begging to be intubated when oxygen masks failed to alleviate the panic caused by low oxygen levels. Patients and their relatives vehemently …

‘No payments’ for unvaccinated healthcare staff sacked in mandatory jab plans
2 years, 11 months ago

‘No payments’ for unvaccinated healthcare staff sacked in mandatory jab plans

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Whilst organisations are encouraged to explore redeployment, the general principles which apply in a …

Consultant tells Sajid Javid about his refusal to be vaccinated
3 years ago

Consultant tells Sajid Javid about his refusal to be vaccinated

The Independent  

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More than 100 staff at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19
3 years, 2 months ago

More than 100 staff at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19

ABC  

It has been revealed that 133 staff at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital have refused to get vaccinated and are now taking forced leave. Key points: SA Health's mandatory vaccination rule for all staff came into effect yesterday SA Health is yet to reveal the total number of unvaccinated staff across its networks Health workers were among those protesting in …

IC departments 'will struggle to cope' with influx of coronavirus patients
3 years, 2 months ago

IC departments 'will struggle to cope' with influx of coronavirus patients

Dutch News  

Intensive care specialists at eight of the country’s largest hospitals have warned that their departments risk being overwhelmed if the government fails to curb the latest wave of coronavirus infections. Peter van der Voort, head of intensive care at Groningen’s UMC hospital, told Nieuwsuur that plans to increase the number of IC beds to 1,350 were unrealistic because of a …

IC departments 'will struggle to cope' with influx of coronavirus patients
3 years, 2 months ago

IC departments 'will struggle to cope' with influx of coronavirus patients

Dutch News  

Intensive care specialists at eight of the country’s largest hospitals have warned that their departments risk being overwhelmed if the government fails to curb the latest wave of coronavirus infections. Peter van der Voort, head of intensive care at Groningen’s UMC hospital, told Nieuwsuur that plans to increase the number of IC beds to 1,350 were unrealistic because of a …

Hospitals call for new pandemic measures as coronavirus admissions rise
3 years, 2 months ago

Hospitals call for new pandemic measures as coronavirus admissions rise

Dutch News  

Hospital bosses have called on the government to step up measures against coronavirus following a surge in patient admissions in recent weeks. Van Harten said possible measures included reimposing the face mask mandate, stricter QR checks to ensure people gathering indoors have been vaccinated or tested negative, or rolling out third vaccine doses faster. The Isala hospital in Zwolle, where …

Hospitals call for new pandemic measures as coronavirus admissions rise
3 years, 2 months ago

Hospitals call for new pandemic measures as coronavirus admissions rise

Dutch News  

Hospital bosses have called on the government to step up measures against coronavirus following a surge in patient admissions in recent weeks. Van Harten said possible measures included reimposing the face mask mandate, stricter QR checks to ensure people gathering indoors have been vaccinated or tested negative, or rolling out third vaccine doses faster. The Isala hospital in Zwolle, where …

Covid vaccine ‘to be made mandatory for NHS workers’ amid staff shortage fears
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid vaccine ‘to be made mandatory for NHS workers’ amid staff shortage fears

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As many as 190,000 healthcare workers had not received one dose of a Covid …

Hospital wants only vaccinated workers in contact with vulnerable patients
3 years, 4 months ago

Hospital wants only vaccinated workers in contact with vulnerable patients

NL Times  

The Rijnstate Hospital in Arnhem wants only workers who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in contact with vulnerable patients, NOS reported. I have much empathy for my people, but I am also worried that patients will avoid the hospital again”, hospital director Hans Schoo said. He called for the health ministry to institute a law that would make it possible …

UK must not take its ‘eye off the ball’ as Covid could roar back, experts warn
3 years, 4 months ago

UK must not take its ‘eye off the ball’ as Covid could roar back, experts warn

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK must not take its “eye off the ball” with …

I'm An ICU Doctor And I Cannot Believe The Things Unvaccinated Patients Are Telling Me
3 years, 5 months ago

I'm An ICU Doctor And I Cannot Believe The Things Unvaccinated Patients Are Telling Me

Huff Post  

A "prone team," wearing personal protective equipment, turns a COVID-19 patient onto his stomach in a Stamford Hospital intensive care unit in Stamford, Connecticut. John Moore via Getty Images “We can’t let COVID win.” This was my colleague’s mantra when the pandemic started last year. I cannot help but recoil as if I’ve been slapped in the face when my …

Healthcare staff too overworked to catch up on backlog: Union
3 years, 7 months ago

Healthcare staff too overworked to catch up on backlog: Union

NL Times  

Healthcare union Nu '91 stated its dissatisfaction over the proposed plan for hospitals to start catching up on surgeries backlog caused by the coronavirus pandemic within weeks, newswire ANP reported. “Scaling up regular care and catching up on delayed care has become the guiding principle and not the availability and full health of healthcare professionals. According to the Minister for …

Media persons must be treated as frontline staff for COVID-19 vaccination: Fadnavis
3 years, 7 months ago

Media persons must be treated as frontline staff for COVID-19 vaccination: Fadnavis

India TV News  

Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday demanded that journalists, photographers and camerapersons be included in the frontline workers category to get them inoculated against coronavirus. In a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, the BJP leader said at least 12 states in the country have recognised journalists and camerapersons as frontline workers and vaccinated them. "Some 12 states …

Centre agrees to rope in final year MBBS students and medical interns for COVID-19 duties
3 years, 8 months ago

Centre agrees to rope in final year MBBS students and medical interns for COVID-19 duties

Firstpost  

To boost the availability of medical personnel to fight COVID-19, Narendra Modi on Monday approved a number of measures, including postponing the NEET-PG for at least four months to make qualified doctors available for pandemic duty New Delhi: Seeking to augment human resources deployed in fighting COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a number of measures, including postponing the …

Slight drop in coronavirus cases as hospitals warn 'code black' looms
3 years, 8 months ago

Slight drop in coronavirus cases as hospitals warn 'code black' looms

Dutch News  

A further 9,292 new coronavirus cases were reported to public health institute RIVM in the 24 hours to Friday morning, down from Thursday’s high of 9,648 but still well above the weekly average. Despite the slight decline, acute care association chairman Diederik Gommers told podcast Virusfeiten that some hospital chiefs have told him they expect to be in the highest …

Provincial Italian hospital overrun by virus variant
3 years, 9 months ago

Provincial Italian hospital overrun by virus variant

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The 160-bed hospital in the …

Covid UK: Two million over-60s will be invited to receive their first jab from TODAY
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid UK: Two million over-60s will be invited to receive their first jab from TODAY

Daily Mail  

Nearly 2million people aged between 60 and 63 in England will be invited to receive their first coronavirus jab from today, while over-40s will start being called for jabs this month - as more than 20million people in the UK have now been given their first dose of a vaccine. In other coronavirus developments: Six cases of the Brazilian strain …

Coronavirus: Every UK adult could have both jabs by August, head of vaccine taskforce says
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Every UK adult could have both jabs by August, head of vaccine taskforce says

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Every adult in the United Kingdom could receive both doses …

Covid UK: Companies insist employees vaccinated before contracts
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid UK: Companies insist employees vaccinated before contracts

Daily Mail  

Companies have begun drafting 'no jab, no job' contracts to force staff to get Covid-19 vaccinations - despite lawyers warning they likely to be challenged in court - while ministers push for a certificate scheme to reopen cinemas and clubs. Bosses in the care home sector as well as large international groups including an energy firm are making 'risky' arrangements …

Victoria reveals nine coronavirus vaccination hubs. Here's what we know so far about the national rollout
3 years, 11 months ago

Victoria reveals nine coronavirus vaccination hubs. Here's what we know so far about the national rollout

ABC  

Major hospitals across Australia are gearing up to deliver the first doses of coronavirus vaccine, which are expected to arrive in the country within weeks. And we have enough in those two freezers to stock about 180,000 doses of vaccine, so there's ample storage capacity to start storing vaccines for our hub," said Rhonda Stuart, Monash Health's Medical Director for …

‘Take every shift as it comes': No respite for UK hospitals
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Take every shift as it comes': No respite for UK hospitals

Associated Press  

LONDON — When the U.K. surpassed 100,000 coronavirus dead this week, it was much more than just a number to Justin Fleming. “I thought I might not see my partner again, my mum — be a dead friend, be just a stat,” said 47-year-old Fleming, who was rushed to King’s College Hospital in mid-January struggling for breath. “It’s almost like …

Coronavirus LIVE: PM Modi to meet CMs over vaccine rollout on Monday
4 years ago

Coronavirus LIVE: PM Modi to meet CMs over vaccine rollout on Monday

Business Standard  

The desperately awaited vaccination drive against the coronavirus in the US is running into resistance from an unlikely quarter: Surprising numbers of health care workers who have seen firsthand the death and misery inflicted by Covid-19 are refusing shots. “I don't think anyone wants to be a guinea pig,” said Dr. Stephen Noble, a 42-year-old cardiothoracic surgeon in Portland, Oregon, …

Thousands of L.A. healthcare workers sickened by coronavirus, worsening crisis in hospitals
4 years ago

Thousands of L.A. healthcare workers sickened by coronavirus, worsening crisis in hospitals

LA Times  

Outbreaks among healthcare workers have hospitals stretched thin. “We’re going to continue to work with organizations across the county to ensure that healthcare workers at every location are protected,” L.A. County Department of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said this week. Since the pandemic began, 28,448 healthcare workers and first responders have tested positive for the coronavirus in L.A. County, …

Coronavirus | Free vaccination first for 3 crore health, frontline workers
4 years ago

Coronavirus | Free vaccination first for 3 crore health, frontline workers

The Hindu  

Free COVID vaccination will be provided to three crore health care and frontline workers in the first phase of vaccination, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday while taking stock of the nation-wide vaccination dry run conducted in 125 districts across 285 sites. Calling the digital platform, Co-WIN, repurposed from the e-VIN platform to be a real game changer, the …

UK in ’eye of the storm’ amid surging new coronavirus cases
4 years ago

UK in ’eye of the storm’ amid surging new coronavirus cases

Live Mint  

London: British hospitals around the country face a perilous situation in January, medical workers warned Friday amid surging coronavirus infections blamed on a new virus variant. “We are very much at battle stations.” The spike in new cases is said to be due to a new, more contagious variant of the virus first identified around London and the southeast of …

UK in 'Eye of the Storm' Amid Surging New Coronavirus Cases
4 years ago

UK in 'Eye of the Storm' Amid Surging New Coronavirus Cases

News 18  

British medics warned Friday that hospitals around the country face a perilous few weeks amid surging new coronavirus infections that have been blamed on a new variant of the virus. In a joint statement Thursday, the chief medical officers for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, said the first vaccine dose offers substantial protection. Currently, two vaccines have been approved …

UK in 'eye of the storm' amid surging new coronavirus cases
4 years ago

UK in 'eye of the storm' amid surging new coronavirus cases

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy British medics warned Friday that …

As a critical care doctor I’m scared of what the NHS is facing – the vaccine rollout can’t come soon enough
4 years ago

As a critical care doctor I’m scared of what the NHS is facing – the vaccine rollout can’t come soon enough

The Independent  

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Coronavirus: Birmingham hospital issues alert as it cannot maintain safe nurse staffing levels in intensive care
4 years ago

Coronavirus: Birmingham hospital issues alert as it cannot maintain safe nurse staffing levels in intensive care

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A major hospital in the West Midlands has warned doctors it …

Coronavirus: NHS chief warns of ‘rising pressure’ as top psychiatrist issues plea for mental health funding
4 years ago

Coronavirus: NHS chief warns of ‘rising pressure’ as top psychiatrist issues plea for mental health funding

The Independent  

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Covid UK: NHS office staff are being given Covid vaccines BEFORE frontline doctors and nurses
4 years ago

Covid UK: NHS office staff are being given Covid vaccines BEFORE frontline doctors and nurses

Daily Mail  

NHS workers are 'frustrated' that admin staff are being offered the Covid-19 vaccine before frontline doctors and nurses and that hospitals and GP surgeries face delays to deliveries of the crucial jab. The British Medical Association and the Doctors Association UK called for equal access to the jab amid concerns that GPs in high-risk roles are are being turned away …

Covid vaccine: NHS England urged to act over ‘unequal’ roll out leaving vulnerable staff
4 years ago

Covid vaccine: NHS England urged to act over ‘unequal’ roll out leaving vulnerable staff

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The roll out of the coronavirus vaccine by NHS hospitals and …

Doctors and nurses at London’s frontline hospital denied coronavirus vaccine
4 years ago

Doctors and nurses at London’s frontline hospital denied coronavirus vaccine

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Doctors and nurses on the front line of the fight against …

Analysis: A virulent new strain of Covid-19 will mean more patients and sick staff for a battered NHS
4 years ago

Analysis: A virulent new strain of Covid-19 will mean more patients and sick staff for a battered NHS

The Independent  

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Frontline workers protest at Stanford after hospital distributed vaccine to administrators
4 years ago

Frontline workers protest at Stanford after hospital distributed vaccine to administrators

The Independent  

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Demoralized health workers struggle as virus numbers surge
4 years ago

Demoralized health workers struggle as virus numbers surge

Associated Press  

Doctors and nurses around the U.S. are becoming exhausted and demoralized as they struggle to cope with a record-breaking surge of COVID-19 patients that is overwhelming hospitals and prompting governors to clamp back down to contain the virus. “We’re constantly looking for beds,” said Cassie Ban, an intensive care nurse at Indiana University Health. Health care workers will be among …

Demoralized health workers struggle as coronavirus numbers surge
4 years ago

Demoralized health workers struggle as coronavirus numbers surge

LA Times  

Doctors and nurses around the U.S. are becoming exhausted and demoralized as they struggle to cope with a record-breaking surge of COVID-19 patients that is overwhelming hospitals and prompting governors to clamp back down to contain the virus. “We’re constantly looking for beds,” said Cassie Ban, an intensive care nurse at Indiana University Health. Dr. Lew Kaplan, a critical care …

World Watches as UK Gears Up for Historic Covid-19 Vaccination, Queen Too in Line for Jab on the Shoulder
4 years, 1 month ago

World Watches as UK Gears Up for Historic Covid-19 Vaccination, Queen Too in Line for Jab on the Shoulder

News 18  

The first 50 National Health Service hospitals are gearing up for what the UK government has described as the biggest immunisation programme in history as the first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 arrived at secure locations in the country from neighbouring Belgium this weekend. Frontline healthcare staff, people over the age of 80 and care home workers will …

November 11 coronavirus news
4 years, 1 month ago

November 11 coronavirus news

CNN  

An ambulance pulls into the Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Northwell Health Hospital in the Queens borough of New York City, on November 10. Anthony Behar/Sipa USA/FILE New York state’s largest hospital system is anticipating it won’t get an ample supply of Covid-19 vaccine for all of its frontline workers in the first rounds of distribution. Northwell Health is expecting …

'Perfect storm': NHS facing imminent staffing crisis, study warns
4 years, 2 months ago

'Perfect storm': NHS facing imminent staffing crisis, study warns

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The NHS faces an imminent staffing crisis in the wake of …

Coronavirus: ‘Dramatic’ surge in patients forces hospital to cancel more operations
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: ‘Dramatic’ surge in patients forces hospital to cancel more operations

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy All patients waiting for routine operations at a major teaching hospital …

Hospitals battle coronavirus outbreaks as workforce shortages drive cancellation fears
4 years, 2 months ago

Hospitals battle coronavirus outbreaks as workforce shortages drive cancellation fears

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They clearly want to keep public confidence to seek medical help when needed but failing …

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