Study reveals Brits more concerned about their family’s health than their own July 5, 2021 67 per cent of Brits are more concerned about their family’s health than their own, according to a new study. A survey of over 2,000 UK adults by medical ID charity MedicAlert showed a breakdown in priorities for selfless Brits, who were more likely to put their children’s (23 per cent), parents (22 per cent), [...]
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Exclusive: Pandemic prompts close to 4m Londoners consider moving in quest for a better life June 9, 2021 The pandemic and subsequent UK lockdowns have had a transformative impact on UK employees, with more than a third aged 18-34 moving house so as to secure a better quality of life. The corresponding figure for those aged 55+ is just 9 per cent, while the UK average is one-in-five, according to research from Close [...]
Time off work for mental health surges during UK coronavirus lockdowns June 9, 2021 The number of fit to work notes issued by doctors for mental health reasons spiked during both UK lockdowns in 2020, according to a new analysis of NHS data. In the midst of the first lockdown in May 2020, 42 per cent of fit notes issued by doctors were for mental health reasons, up from [...]
UK approves Pfizer Covid jab for use in 12 to 15-year-olds June 4, 2021 Britain’s medicines regulator today said it had extended approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine so it can be used on 12 to 15-year-olds. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) had carried out a “rigorous review” of the jab in teenagers. “We have carefully reviewed clinical trial data in children aged 12 to 15 [...]
Three-quarters of adults in UK have now received first Covid jab June 2, 2021 More than three-quarters of adults in the UK have now received their first Covid-19 vaccine dose. The milestone was reached by midnight yesterday, according to Health Secretary Matt Hancock. It comes the day after zero deaths within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus were reported for the first time since 30 July last year. [...]
Silence around mental health and suicide is no longer an option May 28, 2021 | City Talk Matthew Halstead CA, Co-Creator and Trustee at sidekick, discusses his ongoing relationship with his mental wellbeing, having the strength to take a step back and doing what makes you happy Can you share some of the struggles you’ve had with your mental health? At around 14 I became aware that when things were either going wrong [...]
Breakthrough saliva test detects Covid in 5 minutes May 28, 2021 Researchers in Australia have developed a new Covid-19 test which can give results in just five minutes. The prototype, which uses a portable instrument to detect the virus in saliva samples, has been developed by Monash University in Melbourne and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity. After patients dribble into a sterile container, [...]
36m Brits have received first vaccine dose as UK records just five Covid deaths May 17, 2021 There were 1,979 new cases of coronavirus recorded on Monday 17 May, and five deaths within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test while the number of those vaccinated against the virus continues to rise. Since vaccines started being administered in December, over 20m adults in the UK have received both doses of a Covid-19 [...]