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Sharp fall in people fully self-isolating since Covid-19 rules scrapped

The proportion of people who fully self-isolate after testing positive for Covid-19 has fallen sharply since the rules were scrapped in England at the end of February, a new survey suggests. Just over half (53%) of people questioned said they had ...

20 Apr 2022 at 11:25

Legal requirement to isolate with Covid-19 comes to an end

All coronavirus laws in England including the legal requirement for people who test positive to isolate will end on Thursday. On Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out the strategy for “living with Covid”, which also includes plans to ...

24 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Clinically vulnerable ‘thrown to the wolves’ by axing of self-isolation laws

The mother of a clinically extremely vulnerable 11-year-old has said immunocompromised people are being “thrown to the wolves” by Boris Johnson’s plans to axe self-isolation laws. The Prime Minister will brief ministers on his vision for ...

21 Feb 2022 at 13:55

Families call for legal right to maintain contact in health and care settings

Campaigners and MPs are calling for a new legal right which would enable people in health and care settings to maintain contact with at least one loved one providing essential support. A coalition of organisations is calling for people ...

04 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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What are the latest Covid-19 guidelines for Ireland?

The Government has released details of the latest Covid-19 guidelines for Ireland covering isolation periods for different groups of people. The Government says the changes to the public health management of COVID-19 cases and close ...

14 Jan 2022 at 15:33

One in five adults had difficulty getting lateral flow tests in January – ONS

More than a fifth of adults in Britain had difficulties getting lateral flow tests earlier in January, figures suggest. Some 22% told the Office for National Statistics (ONS) they had struggled to order or pick up a rapid-result ...

21 Jan 2022 at 12:25

NHS chief: Staff absence rates are increasing pressure to cut isolation time

Pressure to reduce isolation time will mount if NHS staff absence rates from Covid and risk to care quality and patient safety rises, a health leader has warned. But NHS Providers chief executive, Chris Hopson, said that a ...

30 Dec 2021 at 14:55

Scotland

NHS could have to resort to urgent healthcare only, BMA Scotland warns

Pressure on the NHS in the wake of surging Covid cases could see medics forced to “support urgent healthcare services only”, doctors’ leaders have warned. Dr Lewis Morrison, the chair of the British Medical Association in ...

30 Dec 2021 at 10:55

Reducing self-isolation to five days must be backed by evidence, NHS chief says

Any decision to cut the Covid self-isolation period to five days “would have to be based on very clear evidence” that it will not drive a rise in infections, an NHS leader has said. Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the ...

29 Dec 2021 at 10:25

PM urges people to get vaccinated ahead of New Year celebrations

Boris Johnson has urged the public to enjoy New Year celebrations in a “cautious and sensible way” as he continued to drive forward the Covid-19 vaccination programme. The Prime Minister encouraged people to book ...

29 Dec 2021 at 12:25

Human rights of elderly and disabled people ‘not fairweather luxuries’

The human rights of elderly and disabled people “are not fairweather luxuries”, an MP has said as she told of how she fears being separated indefinitely from her mother who has dementia. Plaid Cymru’s ...

05 Jan 2022 at 17:55

Covid-19: What are the testing rules following the latest changes?

Coronavirus testing rules for people without symptoms are to be eased across the UK amid a wave of Covid-19 cases. Here are the latest rules following Wednesday’s changes: – What has been announced? ...

05 Jan 2022 at 17:25

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