Hero NHS doctors, nurses and staff that have died on the frontline of the coronavirus battle
Yet this list is still likely to be missing many of the true number of workers who have died
04:00, 6 FEB 2021
Ann Shepherd who died after contracting the Covid-19 virus (Image: Derbyshire Healthcare NHS)
Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.
Sign up
When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Coronavirus area breakdown as Bristol region records almost 300 more cases bristolpost.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bristolpost.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Press Association 2021
A paramedic wearing a face mask cleans the back of an ambulance at the Royal London Hospital in London (Yui Mok/PA)
The number of patients waiting longer than an hour to be handed over from ambulance teams to A&E staff at hospitals in England has fallen to its lowest level this winter.
A total of 2,339 delays of over 60 minutes were recorded across all acute trusts in the seven days to January 31, according to PA news agency analysis of NHS England figures.
This compares with 3,283 in the previous week, and 5,513 in the seven days to January 10 – the highest weekly figure so far this winter.
UK past the second wave peak – here s what the numbers show
Experts welcome data as evidence that the lockdown is working, but health chiefs warn NHS remains under significant pressure
4 February 2021 • 8:09pm
NHS staff at a vaccine hub in Wales clap in memory of Captain Sir Tom Moore on Wednesday
Credit: Huw Fairclough/Getty Images Europe
The UK is past the peak of the second wave, according to new NHS data that shows falls in both the number of Covid patients and delays in getting into hospital.
Meanwhile, the number of Covid patients in UK hospitals fell by 11 per cent in the week to February 1.