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Data released by the Care Quality Commission shows that 39,000 of the people who died after testing positive for COVID-19 in England between 10 April 2020 and 31 March 2021 were care home residents. [93] NHS workers in England are offered a 3% pay rise "in recognition of unique impact of the pandemic" on them. [94]
NHS England oversees the budget, planning, delivery and day-to-day operation of the commissioning side of the NHS in England, while PHE's mission is "to protect and improve the nation's health and to address inequalities". As of 14 September 2021, there have been 6,237,505 total cases and 117,955 deaths in England. [1] In January 2021, it was ...
1 February – NHS England confirms that every older care home resident in England has been offered a COVID vaccine. [78]Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirms that around 80,000 residents over the age of 16 in areas of Surrey, London, Kent, Hertfordshire, Southport and Walsall are to be asked to take tests for the South African COVID-19 variant after 11 cases were identified that could not be ...
Figures from NHS England indicate that 4.7 million people were waiting for routine operations and procedures in February 2021, the largest waiting list numbers since records began in 2007. Of those, 388,000 had waited for more than a year, while two million operations took place through January and February 2021, while the health service was ...
Green Party of England and Wales co-leader Carla Denyer speaking at a demonstration on the cost-of-living crisis in 2022. The Green Party of England and Wales supports increasing Universal Credit and implementing a home insulation scheme to reduce energy use and cut fuel bills as part of its stance on the cost-of-living crisis. [50]
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh died 9 April 2021. 9 April – Buckingham Palace announced the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at the age of 99. [5] 6 May – A series of elections are due to take place for local councils and directly elected mayors in England, police and crime commissioners in England and Wales; London Assembly election
In 2019 it was reported that many children with autism in England were waiting 137 days or more following referral for a diagnosis, against a target of 91 days. [38] In 2021 children with mental health needs faced very long delays before receiving treatment. 51% waited under four weeks, 29% waited four to twelve weeks, 20% waited over twelve weeks.
The NHS was established within the differing nations of the United Kingdom through differing legislation, and as such there has never been a singular British healthcare system, instead there are 4 health services in the United Kingdom; NHS England, the NHS Scotland, HSC Northern Ireland and NHS Wales, which were run by the respective UK government ministries for each home nation before falling ...