Covid-19

FOI Request reveals almost half of English NHS Trusts Forcing Pregnant Women to Attend Vital Maternity Services Alone

Pregnant women in England are still forced to receive much of their maternity care alone. All NHS trusts imposed some restrictions to partner attendance during the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Almost half (43%) […]

Covid-19

Independent SAGE calls for ‘Emergency Action’ to slow spread of Virus as Hospitals in North expected to reach March levels in a Week

Independent SAGE demands package of emergency measures to slow spread of COVID-19 Hospital admission rates in north of England set to reach levels seen on 23 March in London within a week, new figures show […]

Covid-19

Improving immunity through physical activity and exercise – new advice for healthcare professionals

Written by Dr Sam Lucas. Senior Lecturer in Exercise and Environmental Physiology – School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Science, University of Birm Attempts by governments throughout the world to control the spread of the coronavirus disease […]

Covid-19

Independent SAGE calls upon Government to switch Universities to online teaching and give students a ‘right to return home’, as student infections rise

INDEPENDENT Sage has called for urgent action to slow the spread of COVID-19 in universities, with students being given “the right to return home” at any point during the term.  In an emergency statement released […]

Covid-19

Herd Immunity Strategy is ‘Unethical and Unlikely to be Successful in the UK, warn scientists, as Long Covid Sufferers call for more recognition

Today’s briefing from Independent SAGE saw the advisory group report a slight reduction in infection rates across England and Wales, with the team reporting that instead of doubling every 8 days, as previously modelled, cases […]

Children

Parents dedicate more than two working days extra a month to school routine as a direct result of the Coronavirus pandemic.

British parents spend the equivalent of more than two working days extra a month on the school routine due to the additional childcare management needed as a direct result of the pandemic. The research of […]