Covid-19 News: Government delivers 250,000 clear face masks to support people with hearing loss 5th September 2020 250,000 clear face masks are to be delivered to frontline NHS and social care workers to support better care for people who use lip-reading and facial... Westminster News
Covid-19 News: £500 million funding for quick result COVID-19 test trials 3rd September 2020 A new £500 million funding package will be invested in next generation testing technology and increased testing capacity. Government commits £500 million for... Westminster News
DfE News Employers encouraged to sign up for apprentice cash boost 1st September 2020 Cash incentives offered to help with the cost of recruiting apprentices Employers of all sizes are being invited to apply for generous cash incentives to help... Westminster News
Covid-19 News: NHS Test and Trace successfully reaches almost 300,000 people 27th August 2020 The latest weekly statistics show that the service has consistently reached the vast majority of those testing positive and their contacts in 3 months of... Westminster News
Over 64 million meals claimed for as Eat Out to Help Out enters fourth week 25th August 2020 More than 64 million meals have been enjoyed by diners across the country since the launch of the government’s Eat Out to Help Out discount scheme. new figures... Westminster News
Covid-19 News: 10,000 people now signed up to COVID-19 immunity study 19th August 2020 A nationwide effort led by PHE to find out whether people who had COVID-19 can get infected again has now recruited 10,000 health workers from across the NHS. A... Westminster News
Covid-19 News: Expansion of national testing study will offer new COVID-19 insights 19th August 2020 Infection survey to expand from testing 28,000 people per fortnight to 150,000 by October. the Office for National Statistics COVID-19 infection survey will be... Westminster News
Covid-19 News: Millions of self employed to benefit from second stage of support scheme 17th August 2020 Millions of self-employed people whose livelihoods have been affected by coronavirus will be able to claim a second payment of up to £6,570 from today – as the... Westminster News
Covid-19 News: Public encouraged to register for COVID-19 vaccine trials as 100,000 already sign-up 17th August 2020 Over 100,000 people have volunteered to take part in COVID-19 vaccine trials, helping to speed up efforts to discover a safe and effective vaccine. Over 100,000... Westminster News