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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 ...
Pilton, Somerset, England 2020 and 2021 edition cancelled. [41] [42] Governors Ball Music Festival: Randalls Island, New York City, New York, U.S. 2020 edition cancelled. [16] Hammersonic Festival: Carnaval Beach Ancol, Jakarta, Indonesia Rescheduled to January 15–17, 2021. [43] Hangout Music Festival: Gulf Shores, Alabama, U.S. 2020 edition ...
7 July – UEFA Euro 2020: England defeat Denmark 2–1 after extra time at Wembley in the semi-final. This marks the first time England have reached the final of a major international tournament since 1966. [240] Almost 24 million people are reported to have watched the match on ITV and ITV+1, with a peak of 25.7 million during the last five ...
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 ...
On 11 March, NHS England announced that testing in NHS laboratories would increase from testing 1,500 to 10,000 per day. [95] The test consists of taking a sample from the nose, throat, deeper lung samples, blood or stool, and transporting the packed samples to the listed PHE regional laboratory designated for the referring laboratory region.
Prof Julian Redhead, NHS national clinical director for urgent and emergency care, said the figures show "the pressure from flu was nowhere near letting up before we headed into the new year ...
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]
The 2022–present National Health Service (NHS) strikes are several ongoing industrial disputes in the publicly funded health services of the United Kingdom. The disputes relate to the several staff groups on the Agenda for Change pay scale, as well as those on the junior doctor and consultant contracts; and are further divided by the devolved ...