Frontline health and care staff can work rather than self-isolate
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Frontline health and care staff can work rather than self-isolate

This article was taken from: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/frontline-health-and-care-staff-can-work-rather-than-self-isolate   By Gov.uk – Department of Health and Social Care   From today (Monday 19 July), double vaccinated frontline NHS and social care staff in England who have been told to self-isolate will be permitted to attend work in exceptional circumstances and replaced by testing mitigations.     This…

Covid-19: Leamington Spa ‘mega lab’ opens to speed up testing
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Covid-19: Leamington Spa ‘mega lab’ opens to speed up testing

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-57812242     By  BBC Health News     The UK’s first testing “mega lab” has opened with the aim of increasing the UK’s daily coronavirus testing capacity.     The Rosalind Franklin laboratory in Leamington Spa is expected to be capable of processing hundreds of thousands of samples a…

Unions warn workers at risk if face masks rules dropped
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Unions warn workers at risk if face masks rules dropped

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57701777   By BBC Health news Public transport and shop workers will face more risk of infection if mask rules are dropped, unions have said.     Boris Johnson is expected to confirm later that the majority of Covid restrictions in England will be lifted from 19 July.   These…

Ban on junk food ads before 9pm TV watershed and more online restrictions in bid to tackle obesity
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Ban on junk food ads before 9pm TV watershed and more online restrictions in bid to tackle obesity

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/ban-on-junk-food-ads-before-9pm-tv-watershed-confirmed-in-bid-to-tackle-obesity-12340594     By Alan McGuinness Sky News Campaigners welcome the changes, but the government is accused by opponents of pursuing a “headline-chasing” move that won’t work.     The move is part of Boris Johnson’s efforts to tackle obesity, with NHS research showing that almost two-thirds of adults in…

Breaks or breakdown – new report
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Breaks or breakdown – new report

This article was taken from: https://www.carersweek.org/about-carers-week/latest-news/posts-folder/2021/june/breaks-or-breakdown-new-report/   By Carersweek.org   Fewer than one in five (14%) exhausted unpaid carers are confident that the support they receive with caring will continue following the COVID-19 pandemic.   After an extraordinarily challenging year providing many more hours of care for loved ones during the pandemic – coping with…