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Regular COVID-19 testing in care homes to be rolled out this week
The UK Government is to roll out regular COVID-19 testing for care home staff and residents this week.
Care home staff will be tested weekly,...
Horizon Europe to boost health innovation for vulnerable populations
A budget €100bn is being proposed for Horizon Europe, with funds allocated for health support for vulnerable populations, such as the elderly, very young,...
WHO: reducing disease inequality with vaccine funding
The World Health Organization has welcomed crucial new funding for vaccines across the globe that it says will help in the fight against COVID-19,...
‘Deep concern’ over care home Infection Control fund
The director of ADASS has warned of the ‘deep concern’ raised by confusion over the £600m Infection Control fund recently announced by the UK...
EIT Health awards UK and Irish startups to assist healthcare in Europe
EIT Health has awarded €40,000 each in funding to UK and Irish startups that will develop tools and services to assist healthcare in Europe.
The...
UN gives recommendations on mental health support following COVID-19
COVID-19 is a physical health crisis that is straining healthcare systems across the globe, however, it is also having a severe impact on mental...
Discover the WHO COVID-19 Solidarity Fund
The World Health Organization has set up a COVID-19 Solidarity Fund to help countries across the world respond to the crisis.
Citizens and businesses across...
Local authorities to work with NHS to contain COVID-19 infections
Local UK authorities will work alongside the NHS and stakeholders to develop tailored outbreak control plans in a bid to contain COVID-19 infections.
Local authorities...
Healthcare professionals need adequate PPE to treat COVID-19 patients
We cannot expect healthcare professionals to treat COVID-19 patients without adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), an expert has wrote.
Writing in the Journal of Medical...
European Commission adds €122m for COVID-19 research and innovation
The European Commission has mobilised another €122m from its research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, for urgently needed research into COVID-19.
The new call for expressions...
What is included in the the UK’s £600m infection control package?
Last week UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, pledged a £600m infection control package for care homes.
The ringfenced infection control package, introduced to tackle the...
UK Government pledges £600m for infection control in care homes
Boris Johnson has today pledged £600m in funding for infection control in care homes.
Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions today, the British Prime Minister, Boris...
Innovating and knowledge sharing to tackle COVID-19 in Europe
Finding solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe will require innovation in healthcare, collaboration, and knowledge sharing between governments, institutions, researchers, and organisations.
A pan-European...
EIT Health pledges €6m funding to accelerate COVID-19 solutions
EIT Health has announced over €6m of funding in the fight against COVID-19.
The funding will be dedicated to 14 specially selected health innovation projects...
The Wellcome Trust’s battle to turn COVID-19 to COVID-Zero
COVID-19 is a global crisis – but a solvable one. The Wellcome Trust is inviting businesses to donate a percentage of funds to help...
University of Leeds to develop a new treatment for heart failure
After receiving a grant from Heart Research UK, the University of Leeds are aiming to find new treatments for heart failure patients.
A new research...
Children’s mental health funding not being used appropriately
New research by YoungMinds has revealed that funding for children’s mental health services are being diverted to other priorities
Back in 2015, an extra £1.4...
‘Dementia Moonshot’: New report highlights six areas of critical investment
Alzheimer’s Research UK has created an ambitious spending plan for the government’s ‘Dementia Moonshot’ funding pledge.
Dementia is the nation’s biggest killer and has quickly...
PELC introduces GP service for the homeless
The Partnership of East London Cooperatives (PELC) is working with Redbridge Clinical Commissioning Group to provide a GP outreach service that offers health checks...
Calls for improved mental health support after experiences of terror attacks
Those who experience terror attacks often suffer with mental health problems following the incident.
A government scheme for mental health support of people affected by...