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BRADFORDS hospitals have said they expect Covid-19 patient numbers to rise in the coming days as Omicron continues to spread north.

BRADFORDS hospitals have said they expect Covid-19 patient numbers to rise in the coming days as Omicron continues to spread north.

BRADFORDS hospitals have said they expect Covid-19 patient numbers to rise in the coming days as Omicron continues to spread north.

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A HOST of stars and dignitaries have backed Bradfords bid to be named the 2025 City of Culture. The race to host the year-long event has begun after the project was given the green light by Culture Secretary Dowden. The Bradford 2025 team is working alongside Bradford Culture Company in partnership with Bradford Council and the University of Bradford to ensure the city wins out in the bidding. Its cause has received support from a host of names from the world of entertainment who have c...

“THIS has been unrelenting.” Those are the stark words of the chief executive of Bradford’s main hospital on the intense challenges wrought by Covid-19. Nearly one year on from the first Covid admission at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI), doctors and nurses still don their PPE armour as they continue to wage a war against the virus.  The Telegraph & Argus was given access to the hospital to speak to Covid-19 patients about their experience, and their accounts are a sobering remind...

A BANNER produced by a Bradford-born photographer to celebrate our essential workers and volunteers during the coronavirus crisis has gone on display in a city hospital. Ian Beesley and his team, including poet Ian McMillan, have produced colour lockdown banners to celebrate the dedication of NHS and key workers during the pandemic. The first banner produced, in honour of the NHS, features the slogan; Forever In The Heart of the Nation - Our NHS - All for One and One for All. It has gon...

A TOP Bradford doctor has spoken of his pride in leading a trial to find an effective Covid-19 vaccine, describing it as the "pinnacle of his research career". Professor Dinesh Saralaya, a Respiratory Consultant at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI) is Director of the newly-established National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Patient Recruitment Centre, which is based at BRI and under the auspices of which, the late phase Novavax vaccine trial in Bradford was organised. On the news tha...

Mel Pickup started as a trainee nurse on the wards, now she is running Bradford’s hospitals during the most challenging of times. Catherine Scott reports.