COVID-19 vaccination and WeTalk
The main headline this week, after the disappointment of being placed in Tier 3 at the end of the national lockdown, is that the COVID-19 vaccination programme will start to roll out across the...
View ArticleThe latest on coronavirus
The coronavirus infection rate continues to drop across Staffordshire, which is encouraging. But as Dr Richard Harling explained to me, isolated outbreaks have a disproportionate effect on statistics...
View ArticleMore coronavirus restrictions
The Prime Minister’s announcement of more restrictive measures in response to the new variant of the virus certainly upset the enjoyment of watching Bill Bailey win Strictly. In essence, the new...
View ArticleHappy New Year
Happy New Year to you, your family and your friends. I don’t think many people are sad to see 2020 end. The toll of the pandemic has been unrelenting, both in terms of physical illness and loss of...
View ArticleThe coronavirus vaccines
Coronavirus continues to cause concern, with infection rates rising across Stoke and Staffordshire. We remain mainly below the England national average, but those areas bordering the Birmingham...
View ArticleCoronavirus infection rates and the vaccination programme
Two weeks into the third lockdown, and we’re seeing a reduction in infection rates, as we would expect, some 20-25% inside a week. There’s a clear North-South split in rates, most probably caused by...
View ArticleCan you help our COVID response?
The headline news about the Covid Vaccination Programme is that the NHS vaccinated its 100,000th Staffordshire resident on 22 January, with 70% of care home residents and 60% of over-80s now having...
View ArticleDignity in Care Awards, Covid vaccination prioritisation and our new intranet
Our colleague, Charlotte Murphy, has been in touch to remind me that the Dignity in Care Awards are open for nominations for the 2021 round. You will perhaps remember my plugging these awards in...
View ArticleFeel Good Habits and Captain Sir Tom Moore
It’s been a tough year, possibly one of the toughest many of us have ever experienced. Because of this, it’s more important than ever to look after your physical and mental health and wellbeing. To...
View ArticleCoronavirus vaccine, testing and volunteering
With increasing recognition that the world will be living with Covid and variants of coronavirus for months and years to come, many of you will have contributed to the work that we have been...
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