Coronavirus UK: 50,000 cancer cases MISSED during pandemic crisis
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus UK: 50,000 cancer cases MISSED during pandemic crisis

Daily Mail  

Up to 50,000 cancer cases have gone undiagnosed during the pandemic, a leading charity warned yesterday. Macmillan Cancer Support added that the country was ‘at a crossroads’ and said shutting down cancer care this winter could cost thousands of lives. NHS England said the grim forecast does not factor in the work of health staff in recent weeks to bring ‘cancer treatments back to pre-pandemic levels’. An NHS England spokesman said services were ‘back to pre-pandemic levels’ and that the findings failed to factor in the improvements to cancer services during the summer. We were both absolutely gutted.’ Dr Tristan Cope, medical director of Liverpool University Hospitals, said: ‘Undergoing a transplant during a period of pandemic can present more risks than benefits, which is why clinicians, patients and their relatives have to take difficult decisions.’ Hundreds of stroke victims put off seeking help for fear of virus Hundreds of stroke patients who died during lockdown may have delayed seeking help because of the virus, a report has revealed.

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Why 2023 was the 'worst year' for cancer
11 months ago

Why 2023 was the 'worst year' for cancer

Daily Mail  

Cancer patients face a 'desperate situation' after the number waiting more than a month to start treatment hit a record high last year, charities warn. The NHS figures also show there has been a sharp rise in people facing long waits in A&E, though the overall NHS waiting list continues to fall. The proportion of patients waiting longer than 62 …

Covid inquiry live: Hancock ‘wanted to decide who should live or die if NHS became overwhelmed’
1 year, 1 month ago

Covid inquiry live: Hancock ‘wanted to decide who should live or die if NHS became overwhelmed’

The Independent  

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Coronavirus test centres can close, self-testing can stop, advisors say
1 year, 10 months ago

Coronavirus test centres can close, self-testing can stop, advisors say

Dutch News  

The government’s coronavirus advisory team says mass testing at regional centres can be wound down and that the recommendation to use self tests if people have symptoms can be dropped. In its 146th set of recommendations since the pandemic began three years ago, the Outbreak Management Team says the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and its sub variants is now …

Coronavirus test centres can close, self-testing can stop, advisors say
1 year, 10 months ago

Coronavirus test centres can close, self-testing can stop, advisors say

Dutch News  

The government’s coronavirus advisory team says mass testing at regional centres can be wound down and that the recommendation to use self tests if people have symptoms can be dropped. In its 146th set of recommendations since the pandemic began three years ago, the Outbreak Management Team says the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and its sub variants is now …

England's NHS works to move low-risk patients out of hospitals amid difficult winter
2 years ago

England's NHS works to move low-risk patients out of hospitals amid difficult winter

ABC  

England's National Health Service aims to begin discharging thousands of patients into care homes and other settings in the next few weeks in an effort to free up desperately needed beds. Key points: The NHS will spend up to $350m so patients with low medical needs can be looked after outside hospitals It also employed the practice during the pandemic …

Britain's NHS nightmare: How COVID-19, cost-cutting and burnout pushed the UK's health system to the brink
2 years ago

Britain's NHS nightmare: How COVID-19, cost-cutting and burnout pushed the UK's health system to the brink

ABC  

In a frantic hospital hall in northern England, a 92-year-old woman lay unwell on a trolley waiting for 33 hours to be taken to a bed. "Emergency medicine in the NHS is facing one of its most challenging times in our history," Dr Ian Higginson, vice-president at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine told ABC News. "We're unable to offload …

Covid cases jump by 800,000 in a week
2 years, 5 months ago

Covid cases jump by 800,000 in a week

The Telegraph  

Covid-19 infections in the UK have jumped by nearly 800,000 in a week, with some parts of the country nearing the record levels seen during the spring. This is the highest estimate for total infections since mid-April, but is still below the record of 4.9 million seen at the peak of the omicron BA.2 wave at the end of March. …

Fewer than 500 people are now hospitalised with coronavirus
2 years, 7 months ago

Fewer than 500 people are now hospitalised with coronavirus

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients being treated in Dutch hospitals fell below 500 on Thursday, for the first time since October 2021. The number of people testing positive for coronavirus fell to 10,000 last week but the figure is no longer an accurate representation of the spread of the virus, given that people are no longer been recommended to have …

Fewer than 500 people are now hospitalised with coronavirus
2 years, 7 months ago

Fewer than 500 people are now hospitalised with coronavirus

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients being treated in Dutch hospitals fell below 500 on Thursday, for the first time since October 2021. The number of people testing positive for coronavirus fell to 10,000 last week but the figure is no longer an accurate representation of the spread of the virus, given that people are no longer been recommended to have …

'New lockdowns loom' if government fails to anticipate autumn corona wave
2 years, 7 months ago

'New lockdowns loom' if government fails to anticipate autumn corona wave

Dutch News  

The Netherlands needs to step up its preparations for a new wave of coronavirus infections in the autumn or risk another lockdown, experts have warned. Administrators said there was a lack of urgency among policymakers to fix problems, such as a shortage of intensive care beds, that hampered the Dutch pandemic response in the last two years. ‘We have fewer …

'New lockdowns loom' if government fails to anticipate autumn corona wave
2 years, 7 months ago

'New lockdowns loom' if government fails to anticipate autumn corona wave

Dutch News  

The Netherlands needs to step up its preparations for a new wave of coronavirus infections in the autumn or risk another lockdown, experts have warned. Administrators said there was a lack of urgency among policymakers to fix problems, such as a shortage of intensive care beds, that hampered the Dutch pandemic response in the last two years. ‘We have fewer …

Scientists fear U.K. is easing coronavirus testing and monitoring too soon
2 years, 9 months ago

Scientists fear U.K. is easing coronavirus testing and monitoring too soon

LA Times  

A lab assistant points at charts of a sequenced coronavirus sample at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in England. Britain is now ending some testing and monitoring programs, a move some scientists fear will complicate efforts to track the virus and detect worrisome new variants. After dropping nearly all coronavirus restrictions last month, Britain is now ending some of its most …

Covid-19: How to repair the pandemic’s damage to cancer care
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19: How to repair the pandemic’s damage to cancer care

Hindustan Times  

In the pandemic’s third year, we are beginning to discern the total picture of Covid-19’s damage. Cancer patients are among the most vulnerable to catching Covid, and if exposed they’re much more likely than other people to end up in the hospital or to die. What’s more, the waves of infections put pressure on hospitals and their employees, disrupted routine …

Most sectors welcome relaxation of corona rules but say more is needed: AD
2 years, 10 months ago

Most sectors welcome relaxation of corona rules but say more is needed: AD

Dutch News  

Most sectors have welcomed the government’s announcement that most coronavirus measures will be lifted by February 25,. Frank Oostdam, director of travel trade organisation ANVR, said operators were pleased that people will be able to travel to destinations outside the EU again ‘at last’, told the AD. Events and culture Events organisers said they were glad events can take place …

Most sectors welcome relaxation of corona rules but say more is needed: AD
2 years, 10 months ago

Most sectors welcome relaxation of corona rules but say more is needed: AD

Dutch News  

Most sectors have welcomed the government’s announcement that most coronavirus measures will be lifted by February 25,. Frank Oostdam, director of travel trade organisation ANVR, said operators were pleased that people will be able to travel to destinations outside the EU again ‘at last’, told the AD. Events and culture Events organisers said they were glad events can take place …

Sources: Netherlands could abolish most Covid rules at the beginning of March
2 years, 11 months ago

Sources: Netherlands could abolish most Covid rules at the beginning of March

NL Times  

The Cabinet hopes to be able to abolish most of the remaining corona measures by the beginning of March, including the use of face masks and the 1.5 meter social distancing rule, sources said. From February 25, nightlife locations, festivals and events without fixed seating may already be open to people who test negative for the coronavirus infection. These businesses …

Impact of Covid on cancer care: Unaddressed problem and the possible solutions
2 years, 11 months ago

Impact of Covid on cancer care: Unaddressed problem and the possible solutions

Hindustan Times  

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a catastrophic impact on cancer care. A study done in England showed a substantial increase in avoidable cancer-related deaths as a result of the impact of an ongoing pandemic on cancer care. Increased incidence of advanced-stage disease and increased cancer-related mortality have been noticed in CMC Vellore, a leading cancer care centre in South India. …

As we attempt to live with Covid, a class of vulnerable people is emerging: the new excluded
2 years, 11 months ago

As we attempt to live with Covid, a class of vulnerable people is emerging: the new excluded

The Independent  

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New Covid restrictions unlikely as daily cases fall, ministers signal
3 years ago

New Covid restrictions unlikely as daily cases fall, ministers signal

The Telegraph  

Government sources told The Telegraph last week that they were not expecting to repeal any of the Plan B restrictions yet, with adults in England set to be told to continue working from home if possible. Senior Tories on Sunday said Plan B must not become a new normal, warning Mr Johnson that the Government must push to "get back …

Dutch coronavirus policy at a dead-end, New coronavirus minister needed, says Labour MP
3 years ago

Dutch coronavirus policy at a dead-end, New coronavirus minister needed, says Labour MP

NL Times  

The Tweede Kamer will cut short its winter recess, which officially began on Friday, to hold a debate Tuesday on the new lockdown the Cabinet implemented over the weekend. Labour MP Attje Kuiken, who sits on the Tweede Kamer’s public health committee, indicated she was aggravated by the Cabinet’s sudden decision to put the country in a lockdown that will …

UK health boss: COVID-19 rules could tighten by Christmas
3 years ago

UK health boss: COVID-19 rules could tighten by Christmas

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s health secretary has refused to rule out imposing tougher COVID-19 restrictions before Christmas amid the rapid rise of infections and continuing uncertainty about the omicron variant. The British Medical Association is warning that almost 50,000 doctors, nurses and other National Health Service staff in England could be off sick with Covid-19 by Christmas Day unless additional measures …

Omicron spreading so fast it threatens Britain’s hospitals
3 years ago

Omicron spreading so fast it threatens Britain’s hospitals

Associated Press  

LONDON — The omicron variant is spreading so rapidly it has the potential to overwhelm Britain’s hospitals, highlighting the need to strengthen coronavirus restrictions and speed up the delivery of booster vaccine shots, the country’s health minister said Tuesday. “We’ll keep straining every sinew to make sure we can reach that target.” Vaccinations centers throughout the U.K. put 562,800 shots …

No need to cancel Christmas plans, says Boris Johnson
3 years, 1 month ago

No need to cancel Christmas plans, says Boris Johnson

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. Asked whether he will be holding a Christmas party himself, Mr Johnson said events …

Covid measures: Cabinet leaning towards 5 p.m. closing times but no decision yet
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid measures: Cabinet leaning towards 5 p.m. closing times but no decision yet

NL Times  

The Cabinet has an idea of ​​the direction it wants to take to address the weeks of record-breaking coronavirus infections. This called for hospitality businesses, non-essential shops, and cultural institutions to close every day between the hours of 5 p.m. and 5 a.m. During those consultations, caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge voiced the strongest …

NHS boss Amanda Pritchard reveals health service is preparing a yearly Covid booster programme
3 years, 1 month ago

NHS boss Amanda Pritchard reveals health service is preparing a yearly Covid booster programme

Daily Mail  

Amanda Pritchard said the NHS is already putting plans in place should it be required to deliver a yearly vaccine campaign The NHS is preparing for the concept of an annual Covid booster vaccine roll-out, the head of the health service in England said today. Amanda Pritchard said the NHS is already putting plans in place should it be required …

New coronavirus cases top 16,000 for the second day in a row
3 years, 1 month ago

New coronavirus cases top 16,000 for the second day in a row

Dutch News  

A total of 16,287 new coronavirus cases were reported to national health institute RIVM in the 24 hours to Friday morning, down slightly on Thursday’s figure but still higher than the average daily total over the past week. Almost 18% of people tested in a regional health board testing centre are positive for coronavirus, and the infection rate is now …

New coronavirus cases top 16,000 for the second day in a row
3 years, 1 month ago

New coronavirus cases top 16,000 for the second day in a row

Dutch News  

A total of 16,287 new coronavirus cases were reported to national health institute RIVM in the 24 hours to Friday morning, down slightly on Thursday’s figure but still higher than the average daily total over the past week. Almost 18% of people tested in a regional health board testing centre are positive for coronavirus, and the infection rate is now …

Health Minister says new coronavirus measures will always be painful
3 years, 2 months ago

Health Minister says new coronavirus measures will always be painful

NL Times  

It is inevitable that the coronavirus measures the Cabinet will announce Tuesday night will include new restrictions, and that they will be painful. "Otherwise they will not work," said caretaker Health Minister Hugo de Jonge. New measures are inevitable "because we see that the hospital figures are rising," the health minister said. De Jonge said he wants to enact measures …

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 …

Hospitals must get ready for Covid overload the next few months: RIVM
3 years, 2 months ago

Hospitals must get ready for Covid overload the next few months: RIVM

NL Times  

Dutch hospitals need to be ready if there is a sharp rise of coronavirus cases, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Control Jaap van Dissel and RIVM chief modeler Jacco Wallinga said in an interview with NOS. Van Dissel said the OMT did not see enough reason currently to impose stricter measures. The expected peak is still far enough …

National Cabinet considers how to deal with an influx of COVID-19 patients, with hospitals already straining
3 years, 4 months ago

National Cabinet considers how to deal with an influx of COVID-19 patients, with hospitals already straining

ABC  

There's something Mark McGowan would rather not talk about. Mr McGowan has conceded the system is under pressure but said "hundreds" of aged and disability care patients were occupying hospital beds because the federal government had failed to fund enough beds for them elsewhere. The Delta outbreak in New South Wales is putting enormous strain on the state's health system, …

It's Not Just Your Body That's Affected By Your Choice Not To Get Vaccinated
3 years, 4 months ago

It's Not Just Your Body That's Affected By Your Choice Not To Get Vaccinated

Huff Post  

vm via Getty Images Throughout much of the country, hospitals are delaying elective surgeries because of an influx of COVID-19 patients. A lot of people hear ‘elective’ and they’re imagining having a mole removed because they don’t like the way it looks, or having a face-lift or something,” Prowell told HuffPost. “When we use the term ‘elective’ procedures in hospitals, …

Analysis: As Covid cases fall, why are things still tough for the NHS?
3 years, 5 months ago

Analysis: As Covid cases fall, why are things still tough for the NHS?

The Independent  

The predicted large summer wave of Covid infections and hospital admissions reaching beyond 1,000-a-day has thankfully not materialised. The Independent has doggedly reported the pressures across the NHS in recent weeks with many frontline staff describing what feels like a real summer crisis. With just under 900 patients currently in intensive care, that is still a significant chunk of England’s …

Dutch coronavirus infection risk set to go down, as vaccinations mount up
3 years, 7 months ago

Dutch coronavirus infection risk set to go down, as vaccinations mount up

Dutch News  

With the number of new coronavirus infections in the Netherlands dropping to under 2,000 on Sunday, and hospital admissions declining steadily, the official risk level for all of the Netherlands is set to go down in Tuesday’s review, the government’s coronavirus dashboard figures indicate. If the number of new infections falls below 100 per 100,000 people, the infection risk will …

Covid impact on cancer patients
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid impact on cancer patients

India TV News  

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last year and now its resurgence in the second wave we have been left unprepared in true sense to fight this biggest threat to human race in recent times. COVID and cancer In the last one year, we have seen COVID infecting mostly older age group, but now even the young and children …

Corona patient numbers down by nearly 150, cases drop 25% in a week
3 years, 7 months ago

Corona patient numbers down by nearly 150, cases drop 25% in a week

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients in hospital fell by 147 in the last 24 hours, the biggest drop recorded since January 1, according to latest figures from the public health agency RIVM. The percentage of positive tests in the last seven days fell to 11.8%, down by 0.4 percentage points since Tuesday, having peaked at 12.8% four days ago. The …

Corona patient numbers down by nearly 150, cases drop 25% in a week
3 years, 7 months ago

Corona patient numbers down by nearly 150, cases drop 25% in a week

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients in hospital fell by 147 in the last 24 hours, the biggest drop recorded since January 1, according to latest figures from the public health agency RIVM. The percentage of positive tests in the last seven days fell to 11.8%, down by 0.4 percentage points since Tuesday, having peaked at 12.8% four days ago. The …

New coronavirus cases soar to over 7,400, hospitalisations also rise
3 years, 9 months ago

New coronavirus cases soar to over 7,400, hospitalisations also rise

Dutch News  

The number of new coronavirus infections soared by 7,425 in the 24 hours to Friday morning, public health institute RIVM has confirmed. Nevertheless, D66 leader Sigrid Kaag said she would like to see the curfew scrapped as soon as possible, given that the Netherlands moves to summer time next weekend and it will remain light for longer. In total, 283 …

Covid-19 Has Shown Affordable, Accessible Healthcare Can’t Be Ignored. Budget 2021 Must Deliver on That
3 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19 Has Shown Affordable, Accessible Healthcare Can’t Be Ignored. Budget 2021 Must Deliver on That

News 18  

As coronavirus gnawed its way through India, there was a multi-sectoral downward impact across industries. Budget 2021 must address the need for higher allocations and funding to the healthcare sector. Schemes like Ayushman Bharat and projects that are being initiated under the National Digital Health Mission are painting a promising picture for the sector, especially with the government evaluating models …

Almost 200,000 patients now waiting at least a year for routine NHS operations
3 years, 11 months ago

Almost 200,000 patients now waiting at least a year for routine NHS 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. As hospitals are forced to free up intensive care beds for Covid-19 patients, hundreds of …

Every day in Tower Hamlets I hear from families who have lost someone to Covid
3 years, 11 months ago

Every day in Tower Hamlets I hear from families who have lost someone to Covid

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. During the first lockdown, one consultant …

As the death toll soars, will a lockdown be enough to stop the UK's mutant COVID-19 strain?
3 years, 11 months ago

As the death toll soars, will a lockdown be enough to stop the UK's mutant COVID-19 strain?

ABC  

On an evening shift in a busy London hospital last week, intensive care nurse Dave Carr came across a senior doctor standing next to a vending machine. "It's constant and it's relentless and we have been doing this since March and now, with the way the pandemic has been handled, we just don't know where it is going to end." …

Coronavirus | U.K. PM Boris Johnson announces nationwide lockdown
4 years ago

Coronavirus | U.K. PM Boris Johnson announces nationwide lockdown

The Hindu  

Nearly 56 million people in England will return to a full coronavirus lockdown, possibly until mid-February, to try to cut spiralling infection rates, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. Mr. Johnson said that as of Monday, almost 27,000 people with Covid were in hospital — 40% more than at the peak of first wave of the outbreak on April …

Deaths linked to Covid-19 up 20 percent this week
4 years ago

Deaths linked to Covid-19 up 20 percent this week

NL Times  

Preliminary data released this calendar week showed that 619 deaths were caused by Covid-19, an increase of 20 percent compared to last week. To date, 11,612 people in the Netherlands are known to have died from the coronavirus disease, but several thousand others likely died before they were diagnosed, statistics bureau CBS said based on mortality figures. The current admission …

Prince Charles warns coronavirus has taken a ‘devastating toll’ on cancer services
4 years ago

Prince Charles warns coronavirus has taken a ‘devastating toll’ on cancer services

The Independent  

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Hospitals make desperate plea for staff as new coronavirus variant spreads ‘like wildfire’
4 years ago

Hospitals make desperate plea for staff as new coronavirus variant spreads ‘like wildfire’

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 new coronavirus variant is "spreading like wildfire" in the northwest …

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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