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Plans to adequately fund the social care sector need to be in place within a year, the head of NHS England has said.Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr programme, Sir Simon said the Covid-19 pandemic should be used to give momentum to plans to overhaul how the system works.He said the Covid-19 cr … read more

Ms Ashburner, 88-year-old care home resident, was rushed to Croydon University Hospital on the 21 March, where she was tested positive for COVID-19 on admission. The Manse Residential Care Home had been treating her as a COVID-19 patient but were waiting for the test results to arrive.& … read more

The COVID-19 crisis could cause the NHS waiting list numbers to double, reaching 10 million by the end of the year, assuming the health service makes a steady return to full capacity within the next 12 months.This could happen due to the backlog of cases, social distancing measures and the number of … read more

England’s test and trace system, won’t be fully operational until the end of June. This is the system that has been designed to identify people who may have been exposed to others who have tested positive for coronavirus. UK prime minister Boris Johnson, said that by the 1st of June, the system woul … read more

The government plans to measure the severity of Covid-19 in England, with a new five-level, colour-coded alert system.Level five (red) - a "material risk of healthcare services being overwhelmed" - extremely strict social distancingLevel four - a high or rising level of transmission - enforced socia … read more

Countries around the world are rushing to launch contact tracing apps to identify who an infected person has had contact with, as part of efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus.The Government confirmed on Sunday, that an NHS version will be trialled in the Isle of Wight this week and is expec … read more