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Health minister pledges mental health support in response to coronavirus

Mental health support will be offered to people struggling during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak through new NHS online resources and a £5m grant for mental health charities to boost their services.

30 March 2020

NHS confirms first death of a UK doctor due to coronavirus

An ear, nose and throat consultant has become the first UK doctor confirmed to have died of coronavirus.

30 March 2020

GPs can request emergency 72-hour PPE to fill distribution ‘gaps’

GPs can request emergency deliveries of personal protective equipment (PPE) to fill ‘gaps’ in distribution, NHS England has said.

30 March 2020

Coronavirus crisis further delays NHS plans for GP workforce boost

The publication of the NHS People Plan has been delayed until later this year as a result of the Covid-19 healthcare crisis.

26 March 2020

GPs and hospital doctors ‘will die’ without proper PPE, BMA warns

The UK is going to see doctors dying from treating patients with coronavirus (Covid-19) unless they have proper personal protective equipment (PPE), the BMA has warned.

25 March 2020