Bowel cancer diagnoses fell during first lockdown in England, study suggests
Between April and October 2020, more than 3,500 fewer patients than expected were diagnosed with the condition, research suggests.
Between April and October 2020, more than 3,500 fewer patients than expected were diagnosed with the condition, research suggests.
Experts believe the shift may reflect a rush of conservative social media users seeking alternatives to platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.
Some 4.46 million people were waiting to start hospital treatment in England at the end of November 2020, the highest number since records began
Residents and staff in care homes in England are expected to get the jab this week and at the very latest by January 24.
Oldham Council and local GPs decided vulnerable homeless people should be in a priority group for the jab.
Vaughan Gething said the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic would be felt for years to come as the NHS worked to clear rising waiting lists.
Tom Keith-Roach, president of AstraZeneca UK, told MPs the firm was on track to deliver tens of millions of doses in the first quarter of the year.
The latest developments in the battle against the pandemic feature heavily on Wednesday’s front pages.
There are nearly 2,000 active satellites in low-Earth orbit.
According to the study, the number of people presenting with self-harm was 37.6% lower than expected in April 2020.
Vaughan Gething admitted Wales’s rollout had been slower than other UK nations, but would now see a ‘significant acceleration’.
The advice comes after some elderly people were offered vaccines more than 30 miles from their homes.
Seven mass vaccination centres led by GPs are opening across England on Monday.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has described the Government’s vaccines delivery plan as the ‘keystone of our exit out of the pandemic’.
Seven regional sites across England will open this week.