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The social impact of current science dissemination strategies
EFN Secretary General Paul De Raeve and Patricia Davidson, Dean of the School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University, review the social impact of...
Controlling COVID-19: hand hygiene must be accessible to all
UNICEF and the World Health Organization have launched the ‘Hand Hygiene for All’ joint initiative to help control the spread of COVID-19.
In a bid...
UK study will involve repeat COVID-19 testing in UK care homes
A new surveillance study to be carried out in the UK will offer 100 care homes repeat COVID-19 testing.
The study aims to offer a...
ECDC expert discusses the need for public health support
ECDC Principal Expert for Emergency Preparedness and Response Dr Agoritsa Baka on the need for public health support.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and...
New recommendations for releasing COVID-19 patients from isolation
The World Health Organization has released new recommendations for releasing COVID-19 patients from isolation.
Care must be taken when releasing COVID-19 patients from isolation in...
Barriers to healthy ageing and early interventions in the UK
Baroness Jolly, Co-Chair of the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ageing and Older People, explores the challenges facing an ageing population.
Liberal Democrat peer Baroness...
The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on senior populations
The World Health Organization has published a policy briefing analysing the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on senior populations.
Senior populations have been disproportionately...
Study reveals face masks are vital in controlling COVID-19 spread
A new study has revealed that the use of face masks is vital for controlling COVID-19 spread.
Whether face masks are useful in controlling the...
UK scientists suggest two-step strategy to lift COVID-19 lockdowns
Scientists have predicted the best strategy for lifting the COVID-19 lockdowns across Europe.
Currently, many countries across the continent are lifting and relaxing COVID-19 lockdowns,...
Care providers could face £6bn extra in COVID-19 infection control costs
New research has highlighted that COVID-19 infection control costs could see care providers in the UK facing a bill of an extra £6bn.
Providing Personal...
More research is needed into COVID-19 dementia deaths
More research is needed to see whether the increased number of deaths from dementia in the UK is linked to the COVID-19 virus.
Two-thirds of...
Developing new approaches to COVID-19 infection control and patient care
Physicians have put forward an approach to create dedicated COVID-19 patient units, infection control protocols, and care teams to help control the spread of...
Urgent infection control reform needed in hospitals worldwide
Infection control reform in hospitals and care homes across the globe is needed urgently, say experts.
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented new challenges for healthcare...
Government issues COVID-19 workplace infection control guidance
Following the launch of the Government’s test and trace service, it has issued COVID-19 infection control guidance for the workplace.
From today people in England...
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...
EIT Health launches framework for Value-Based Health Care in Europe
The European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Health has launched a new, in-depth framework for adopting and accelerating Value-Based Health Care (VBHC) 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...
Social isolation increases risk of heart attacks, stroke, and death
A new study from Germany has shown that social isolation puts people at an increased risk of heart attacks, stroke, and death from all...
Government risks second COVID-19 spike if schools re-open says SAGE
The independent SAGE committee has stated that schools should not re-open on June 1 because there is ‘no clear evidence’ that it is safe...