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The British Medical Association (BMA) said its findings “tell a story of real worry” among medics. The organisation, which has been regularly surveying doctors across the UK since April last year on their experiences and the issues they face in various settings, including GP practices and hospitals, said its latest results showed that just 28% feel fully protected at work. The BMA surveyed 8,153 doctors and medical students between February 3 and 5. The latest figures were up from 11% in April last year, but down on 41% in July. For the February survey, doctors were asked: “Taking every...

The number of coronavirus cases in Scotland has fallen below a key measure that indicates the pandemic is under control, with Nicola Sturgeon saying light at the end of the tunnel is “more visible now than at any point in recent weeks”. Giving the latest figures at the daily briefing on Thursday, the First Minister said 53 deaths from coronavirus and 1,149 positive tests have been recorded in Scotland in the past 24 hours. But the daily test positivity rate has fallen to 4.9% – below the 5% mark at which the World Health Organisation considers a pandemic to be “under control”. This ...

In London, patient levels in 14 out of 23 trusts have passed the peak of the first wave.