Health

Two-year NHS waiting times 100x higher in Wales than in England

The COVID-19 pandemic and the policy response that led to fewer patients receiving routine treatment have had a significant impact on NHS waiting lists, with significant backlogs across each of the countries within the UK. However, patients in Wales are suffering more when it comes to long waits for treatment than those in England. Two-year …

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UK winter Covid wave falls back naturally without new interventions

As we moved into the New Year with the usual winter NHS pressures, there were media reports the UK Government was considering last-resort plans to advise Britons to wear masks on public transport, work from home and bring back social distancing. At face value, the headlines looked like scaremongering as I could see nothing official, …

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Long Covid rare in children

Over the pandemic, the impact of Covid-19 on children has been a contentious subject, with medics called out for misleading the public on the impact of the virus. Many commentators have exaggerated the impact of long Covid and new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows the percentage of primary and secondary school …

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Fewer patients in critical care this winter than pre-pandemic

Each day we get told across many of the prominent news channels of the number of patients with Covid-19 in hospital. I have seen many journalists broadcasting from critical care units highlighting the NHS struggles, but how has the total number of patients this winter different from previous winters? Looking at the data, this winter …

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