£149 million to support increased care home testing
Care homes across the country will benefit from additional rapid testing to test staff twice a week to help protect residents and workers from the virus.
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23 December 2020
Staff in all tiers will receive 2 rapid tests a week, in addition to the weekly PCR test
Care homes in all tiers given access to £149 million grant to support roll out of rapid testing
New grant will also help care homes in Tiers 1, 2 and 3 meet additional costs associated with visits, supporting residents to see friends and family
Staff will be asked to take rapid tests twice a week, in addition to the weekly PCR test they have already been receiving as part of urgent government action to protect those most at risk. A plan that has been accelerated in light of the new, more transmissible, strain of COVID-19. In the event of a positive test in a Tier 4 care home, all staff will additionally be tested daily for 7 days.
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Record numbers of doctors and nurses working in the NHS
The number of nurses in the NHS in England increased by 13,313 on last year to a record 299,184, and the number of doctors rose by 6,030 to a record 122,446, figures to the end of September show.
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22 December 2020
Professionally qualified clinical staff including paramedics are at record levels, as are scientific, therapeutic and technical staff.
Responding to today’s NHS workforce statistics, Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock said:
This winter will be challenging as we continue to fight this deadly virus, and I’m hugely grateful to all our staff who continue to save lives and provide care to those who need it.
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Across England, nurses, doctors and professionally qualified clinical staff including paramedics are at record levels, as are scientific, therapeutic and technical staff.
Across England, nurses, doctors and professionally qualified clinical staff including paramedics are at record levels, as are scientific, therapeutic and technical staff.
Responding to the NHS workforce statistics, Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock said: “This winter will be challenging as we continue to fight this deadly virus, and I’m hugely grateful to all our staff who continue to save lives and provide care to those who need it.
“I’m delighted that record numbers of doctors and nurses are working in our NHS, plus a record pipeline of future talent in nursing, medicine and general practice.
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