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Covid: Care home isolation rule axed for low-risk trips in England

Leigh Day partner Tessa Gregory, who is representing John’s Campaign, said: “It appears under the threat of legal proceedings, which the John’s Campaign were due to issue next week, the government has finally agreed to drop the blanket requirement that care home residents self-isolate for 14 days following any visit out. BBC News – Health

Covid London: Just half of carers vaccinated in Lambeth care home with South Africa variant outbreak

Revealed: Just 50% of care home staff have been vaccinated in London borough where nursing home is at centre of South African Covid variant outbreak Ten residents and 13 staff infected with the South Africa variant at a single care home in Lambeth, London  Outbreak is thought to have been triggered by someone who travelled… Read More »

Home Workout Challenge for body & mind: fat burning HIIT – week four, day 26 (Last Day)

It’s the final day of our four week home workout challenge. It’s time to sweat it out for the final time and burn some serious calories with celebrity trainer Svava Sigbertsdottir Congratulations on (nearly) completing our four week home workout challenge for the body and mind. How have you found the journey? We hope you are… Read More »

Dried blood spots have clear advantages over mini tubes when it comes to lab analysis of home collected samples for HIV and syphilis testing

Blood samples taken at home and sent by post to labs to screen for HIV and syphilis are more likely to be successfully processed when the collection technique used is dried blood spots rather than mini tubes, investigators from the UK report in Sexually Transmitted Infections. Close to 95% of dried blood spot samples were… Read More »

Test and Trace was hit by ‘huge’ IT problems that led to ‘delays in squashing care home outbreaks’

Bungling Test and Trace scheme was hit by ‘huge’ IT problems last month ‘that led to delays in squashing outbreaks in care homes’ – as official data suggests system is finally getting better Leaked NHS emails reveal an IT failure occurred in mid-October At the time, the second wave of the coronavirus was in full… Read More »

Lockdown 2.0 – Healthista’s 30 day home workout challenge with celebrity trainer Svava Sigbertsdottir

Lockdown 2.0 home workout routine sorted. For fat burning, calorie torching, full body workouts – look no further than Healthista’s 30-day home-workout challenge with celebrity PT Svava Sigbertsdottir Another Lockdown is here. So why not give our Home Workout Challenge yet another try? In fact, new research has revealed that 30 percent of people are doing… Read More »

Best Home Gym Equipment 2020

Best Home Gym Equipment 2020 Best Home Gym Equipment 2020 : These days, our lifestyles are currently centered around the home to a greater extent than ever before. A large percentage of us are now working-out from home – and untold numbers are working out from home too. If you’re planning to put together a… Read More »