Face mask rule easing 'a good thing', says health boss Jason Leitch

Covid guidelines for wearing face coverings in Scotland’s health and social care settings have ended. Source link

Khanna, Sanders to call for action aimed at easing burden of medical debt

Two top congressional progressives are joining forces with leading health care activists to pressure Washington officials to help ease the burden of patients’ medical debt and predatory practices. The upcoming “Freedom From Medical Debt” initiative, led by Our Revolution, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and first reported by The Hill, is intended to push Democrats from the […]

Nonprofit hospitals' staffing shortage easing: report

Nonprofit hospitals and ambulatory health care services are seeing a slight improvement with longstanding staffing shortages, according to new research, though the industry is still dealing with high rates of workers leaving the field. A report released Tuesday from Fitch Ratings found that the unemployment rate in hospitals went from 1.8 percent in October to 1.3 […]

Pediatric Palliative Care: Easing Your Child's Suffering

SOURCES: Klick, J. and Hauer, J. Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care, July 2010; vol 40: pp 120-151. Karen Zrenda, coordinator, Family Connections Program, Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital. Cindy Jayanetti, NP, coordinator, Yale Pediatric Advanced Care Team, Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital. Helene Morgan, LCSW, Comfort and Palliative Care Team, Los Angeles Children’s Hospital. […]

Covid-19 rules: How six countries fared after easing Covid rules

As England approaches an end to social contact laws, how have other countries managed? Source link

Boris Johnson to set out England's final Covid lockdown easing

Boris Johnson will use Monday’s press conference to confirm the next steps on social distancing and masks. Source link

Covid-19: Compelling health argument for easing lockdown – Javid

“We protected the NHS to make sure it was there for everyone who needed care. The steps we took saved countless lives but also led to the build-up of a vast ‘elective’ backlog – checks, appointments and treatments for all the less urgent, but often just as important, health issues.” Source link

Covid: Lockdown easing in England delayed to 19 July

Most remaining curbs on social contact will continue – but the cap on wedding guests will be lifted. Source link

Covid: Lockdown easing in England to be delayed by four weeks

Senior ministers sign off a decision to pause the lifting of Covid restrictions in England beyond 21 June. Source link

Covid-19: Variant fears could delay England's 21 June easing review

However, it has repeatedly said it wants to be guided by “data and not dates”, and at the moment there simply isn’t enough data on how serious the Indian variant could be, and how quickly it is spreading within the UK for the government to confidently stand by previously stated deadlines. Source link