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Millions more items of PPE for frontline staff

NHS and social care staff in the UK are set to receive millions of items of personal protective equipment (PPE) thanks to new collaborations with a number of organisations.....read more

GPs unsure of where local disease clusters are

GPs have told the Guardian they had been ‘totally left out of the conversation’ when it comes to coronavirus tests carried out at privately run drive-through centres in England.....read more

Non-NHS nursing staff struggling to access tests

A recent RCN survey shows startling discrepancies between the offer and accessibility of coronavirus testing for health care staff working in the NHS versus those working on temporary contracts or outside the NHS.....read more

First patients receiving convalescent plasma transfusions

NHS Blood and Transplant has supplied the first units of convalescent plasma to hospitals and the first transfusions have taken place.....read more

Coronavirus cutbacks cause mental health crisis

Mental health charity Mind has found that nearly a quarter of people have not been able to access mental health services in the last two weeks.....read more

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Providing secure capability for patients to use health apps

A key focus of the Long Term Plan is empowering people to take control of their own health care - creating a safe and secure means of accessing their health information is critical to that, says Melissa Ruscoe, head of the NHS login programme at NHS Digital.....read more

NHS recruitment: joining the dots

Neal Suchak, policy advisor at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, analyses the importance of a healthy, transparent recruitment supply chain and the benefits of co-operation in NHS recruitment.....read more