Health News Digest

22nd May 2020

(covering news from the 15th May 2020)

This weekly digest contains details of the latest health-related news/articles in the general media, new publications of interest and press releases from the Department of Health. The digest has 6 key sections,

• Public Health England
• Practice Based Commissioning
• Legislation
• Latest Health-related News Links
• Newspapers
• ‘Other Sources’ which are less frequently updated

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Nothing to report

Legislation

Statutory Instruments and Acts of Parliament

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/whatsnew.htm

The Human Tissue (Permitted Material: Exceptions) (England) Regulations 2020

The Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2020

The Statutory Sick Pay (Coronavirus) (Funding of Employers’ Liabilities) Regulations 2020

Latest Health-Related News Links

BBC Health News Online

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/default.stm

Coronavirus: Immune clue sparks treatment hope

Coronavirus: Children and older adults to take part in vaccine trial

Coronavirus: Virus test with 20-minute results being trialled

NHS fees to be scrapped for overseas health staff and care workers

Coronavirus: Cases in the community ‘relatively stable’

Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine trial begins in the UK

Coronavirus: Time short on test, track and trace – NHS leaders

Coronavirus: Schoolchildren’s risks of catching and spreading the disease

Coronavirus lockdown: Why can some of us meet six people?

Coronavirus: How does contact tracing work and is my data safe?

Coronavirus: What’s going wrong in Sweden’s care homes?

Coronavirus: What tests are being done in the UK?

Coronavirus and hydroxychloroquine: What do we know?

Coronavirus: Acting earlier would have saved lives, says Sage member

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Newspapers

Please note that hyperlinks to some newspaper articles may be withdrawn or amended during the day or following week. This is outside the Library’s control.

The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/

Do UK parents need to be concerned about Johnson & Johnson talc scandal?

Coronavirus: lesser-known symptoms that could be linked to Covid-19

The doctor will skype you now: How telemedicine could transform the healthcare sector

The Guardian

https://society.guardian.co.uk/health/

UK Covid-19 saliva test to be trialled on 5,000 key workers

Pollutionwatch: how bike roads can reduce exposure to toxic air

NHS groups ‘nervous’ about lockdown easing without contact tracing

English death rate now at normal winter levels as coronavirus deaths fall

‘It’s great for morale’: doctors welcome NHS surcharge U-turn

UK’s first coronavirus contact-tracing group warns of difficulties

Bereaved families call for urgent inquiry into UK Covid-19 response

AstraZeneca could supply potential coronavirus vaccine from September

Covid-19: did the UK government prepare for the wrong kind of pandemic?

NHS coronavirus bereavement scheme extended to low-paid workers

Millions in UK smoking more amid coronavirus crisis, study suggests

Boris Johnson pledges UK-wide coronavirus tracing by 1 June

Covid-19: people with type 1 diabetes more likely to die than those with type 2 – study

Thousands of cancer patients could die early due to coronavirus delays, study finds

UK bulk buys hydroxychloroquine as potential Covid-19 treatment

Fifth of patients with Covid-19 may have caught it in hospital, study finds

UK coronavirus home test kits run out as eligibility list is expanded

How student anxiety evolved: from nuclear war to sexual violence

WHO to agree deal over future coronavirus inquiry

UK gambling addiction much worse than thought, says survey

Thousands of Covid-19 cases missed due to late warning on smell loss, say experts

China backs ‘comprehensive review’ of pandemic

Over three-quarters of BAME doctors fear they will contract Covid-19

Coronavirus crisis ‘increases suffering of most vulnerable refugees’

‘Like losing control’: fears eating disorders on rise amid lockdown

US and UK ‘lead push against global patent pool for Covid-19 drugs’

More young people using UK text counselling service since lockdown

UK’s 7,000 gyms prepare for post-lockdown health warning

UK lockdown causing ‘serious mental illness in first-time patients’

Is chronic pain affected by the weather?

Other Sources

National Institute For Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

http://www.nice.org.uk/

Improved deal means new treatment for a type of advanced breast cancer can be recommended by NICE

NICE publishes rapid COVID-19 guidelines on chronic kidney disease and interstitial lung disease

Care Quality Commission (formerly Healthcare Commission)

http://www.cqc.org.uk/media

Care Quality Commission and Association of Directors of Adult Social Care Services joint statement on CQC’s Emergency support framework

Sharing insight, asking questions, encouraging collaboration: CQC publishes first insight document on COVID-19 pressures

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King’s Fund

https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/

Tough challenges but new possibilities: shaping the post Covid-19 world with the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector

Why are improvements in life expectancy slowing in the United Kingdom and across Europe?

The material featured on this site is subject to King’s Fund copyright protection unless otherwise indicated.

Local Government Association

https://www.local.gov.uk/

Coronavirus: LGA statement on schools reopening plans

Coronavirus: LGA statement on local government funding crisis

LGA responds to HCLG Committee report on homelessness and rough sleeping

HM Treasury Public Works Loans Board, future lending terms, response to the consultation from Local Government Association May 2020

Loneliness, social isolation and COVID-19: practical advice

LGA responds to latest ONS figures on coronavirus deaths

Barchester Healthcare – employee wellbeing in care homes

Central Bedfordshire – employee wellbeing in care homes

LGA responds to ADASS survey on adult social care provider support

Coronavirus: LGA responds to expansion of testing and contact tracing announcement

LGA responds to Barnardo’s report on children’s services

Coronavirus: LGA statement on local government funding crisis

LGA responds to coronavirus care home resilience plan

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