JCVI advises an autumn COVID-19 vaccine booster
JCVI makes interim recommendations to government on the COVID-19 vaccination programme for 2023.
Month: January 2023
Sixth Meeting of the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration
The UK Commission on Covid Commemoration held its sixth meeting.
COVID-19 PCR testing network scaled down
From today, the Rosalind Franklin Laboratory will cease to process PCR tests for COVID-19 in response to reduced demand.
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Free PPE to health and social care sectors extended
Offer of free personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline health and care staff extended until 31 March 2024.
UKHSA begins testing arrivals from China to enhance detection of new variants
From this week, UKHSA launches a new COVID-19 surveillance programme, sequencing positive COVID-19 tests from a sample of passengers flying in from China to Heathrow.
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Oral statement on new discharge funding and NHS winter pressures
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Steve Barclay updated on what the government is doing to help the NHS deal with immediate winter pressures.
Precautionary and temporary measures to improve COVID surveillance from China
Measures introduced to improve the UK’s ability to detect potential new variants of COVID-19 from China.
Final stage in adopting York’s Local Plan
The Local Plan is set for its final stages in a significant and historic move towards the first plan the city has had in over 60 years.