The health implications of climate change in the age of COVID-19
A new report has highlighted that no country is immune from the health impacts of climate change, and that the COVID-19 pandemic is an...
Fighting the AMR paradoxes in the age of COVID-19
Mariano Votta, Director of the Active Citizenship Network/Cittadinanzattiva, and Neda Milevska-Kostova, Vice Chair of the International Alliance of Patients Organisations, discuss the threat of...
Free vitamin D supplements for at-risk groups this winter
The government’s Department of Health and Social Care announces plan to offer free vitamin D supplements to 2.7 million vulnerable individuals in England.
Millions at risk if adult social care is not prioritised
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has warned millions of people are at risk if adult social care is not prioritised...
Empowering frontline healthcare workers by reducing bureaucracy
The UK Government has announced a new drive to empower frontline health and care staff by reducing unnecessary bureaucracy.
The drive, announced by Health and...
Better air quality in Europe sees fewer deaths but pollution still a problem
The air quality in Europe has improved over the last decade, which has seen fewer deaths linked to pollution, however, a new report has...
Supporting people and communities through social prescribing
A new report has been launched today that reveals how the NHS can make small changes to better support local communities’ health and wellbeing.
NHS...
Call for UK Government to protect rehabilitation services during COVID-19
The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has called on the Government to protect staff working in rehabilitation services from redeployment and to provide...
Global leaders advocate urgent action on antimicrobial resistance
As the antimicrobial resistance crisis accelerates across the globe, world leaders are advocating for urgent action to combat the problem.
The leaders, including the heads...
Over 50s in UK to receive free flu vaccine
The UK Government has announced that citizens over 50 in the UK will be able to receive a free flu vaccine from 1 December...
Sleep disorder drug modafinil linked to increased risk of birth defects
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a warning to people using the sleep disorder drug modafinil while pregnant, due to an association with increased risk of birth defects.
Care homes to be tested for COVID-19 immune response
Thousands of care home staff and residents in the UK are to have their immune response to COVID-19 tested as part of an expansion...
COVID-19 care home deaths in UK ‘hugely underestimated’
An early draft of a recent study has shown that up to 10,000 more people may have died in care homes from COVID-19 than...
Digital inclusion fundamental to tackling health inequalities
The NHS’s Widening Digital Participation Programme, delivered by NHS Digital, found that tackling the ‘digital divide’ is essential to reducing health inequalities.
First meeting of EU COVID-19 national scientific advice platform
The European Commission has held the first meeting of the EU COVID-19 national scientific advice platform.
Member States were welcomed to the first meeting of...
WHO, COVID-19, and winter preparations
World Health Organization Regional Director for Europe, Dr Hans Kluge, highlights concerns over a winter wave of COVID-19.
Speaking at an emergency meeting of ministers...
Workplace mental health: from bit player to the red carpet?
Acas Senior Policy Advisor Adrian Wakeling explores the increasing awareness of mental health in the workplace.
It has become increasingly apparent that mental health is...
Routine testing patients for COVID-19 before major surgery could save lives
A new study, led by researchers at the University of Birmingham, revealed that routine testing patients for COVID-19 before major surgery could reduce the risk of respiratory complications and save lives.
Contact tracing and data protection in the UK
JMW Solicitors Head of Data Protection Toni Vitale speaks to HEQ about data security in the UK’s Test and Trace programme.
Earlier this year, the...
The creation of a European Health Union
The European Commission is beginning the building of the new European Health Union to help strengthen the EU’s health security framework, and to reinforce...