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Pharmacies facing angry patients over Covid jab confusion
Posted onNick TriggleHealth correspondent and Jim ReedHealth reporter Getty Images Covid vaccination Pharmacists in England say they are facing “major issues” with large numbers of patients booking appointments for Covid jabs only to find they are no longer eligible. The criteria has been tightened this year so that only those aged 75 and older are being…
We were not treated as parents, Covid inquiry told
Posted onCovid Inquiry Tamsin Mullen was giving evidence to the Covid inquiry about the impact on maternity services A mother of premature twins has told the Covid inquiry she did not feel like she was treated as a parent after giving birth in the early stages of the pandemic. Tamsin Mullen said she was kept in…
New mpox strain identified in England
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The doctor strike has ended – what comes next?
Posted onBBC Dr Shivam Sharma, right, feels let down by the health secretary The five-day doctor strike in England has ended, but it is clear this dispute – 12 walkouts and counting – is far from over. “We’ve been let down by Wes Streeting,” says Dr Shivam Sharma, who joined one of the last picket lines…
