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Two of Britain’s busiest hospitals were in crisis on Thursday – with one warning it is on the brink of being able to treat Covid patients only and the other saying it was in ‘disaster medicine mode’.  As the UK declared a record-high 55,892 coronavirus cases and almost 1,000 more deaths, …

Nightingale hospitals in London and across England have been ‘reactivated’ to be ready to admit patients as the capital’s NHS facilities struggle under the pressure of a new wave of coronavirus cases.  The Excel centre site has been readied after laying deserted for months as Britain yesterday recorded 981 Covid …

A Royal Navy nurse who has fought on the front line against Covid-19 has been recognised in the New Year Honours List. Chief Petty Officer Naval Nurse Andrew Cooper has been praised for his efforts testing hundreds of sailors on aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, as well as for his …

V-Day heroine Margaret Keenan has returned to hospital to receive her second dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine after becoming the first person in the world to receive the jab. The grandmother-of-four, from Coventry, was first in line for the vaccine when a mass roll-out began in Britain on December 8. …

Only 28 Covid-19 patients are currently being treated in Nightingale hospitals across England, official data shows amid calls for ministers to use all of the beds in the make-shift facilities. Department of Health statistics show all the patients battling the virus are in Exeter’s 116-bed Nightingale, which is the only one to …

T here are now more coronavirus patients in England’s hospitals than there were during the peak of the first wave of the pandemic, new figures show. As of 8am on Monday, there were 20,426 patients in the country’s NHS hospitals compared to the 18,974 patients recorded on April 12, NHS …

NHS workers are ‘frustrated’ that admin staff are being offered the Covid-19 vaccine before frontline doctors and nurses and that hospitals and GP surgeries face delays to deliveries of the crucial jab. The British Medical Association (BMA) warned it was ‘deeply worrying’ that access to the jab was not equal across …

A hardworking GP has spoken of the Herculean efforts needed to deliver Covid-19 vaccines in the UK’s biggest ever inoculation programme. The Mirror joined Dr James Lunn and his team as they helped to protect the first wave of 30,000 patients targeted in their area. They worked 20-hour days to …

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s family Christmas photo shows ‘tight family unity’ and that Kate Middleton is ‘the backbone’ of the family, a body language expert has claimed. Speaking to FEMAIL, Judi James suggested Kate Middleton’s arm around daughter Charlotte’s waist shows a gesture of inclusion and protection – …

One of the largest single oubreaks of Covid-19 in Hull during the second wave of the virus happenend in Hull Royal Infirmary, it has been revealed. A new report by the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust says an outbreak was declared on ward 90 at the Anlaby Road hospital …