Hospital bosses in england have warned nhs staff are having to stay off work because they cant get coronavirus tests. Nhs providers said Health Workers with symptoms are being forced to remain at home as they wait for tests and thats putting added strain on the service as it gears up for winter. They want doctors and nurses to be treated as a priority. The Health Secretary matt hancock says officials are working round the clock to fix operational problems, amid widespread reports of people across england struggling to get tests. Richard galpin reports. The town of oldham in north west england has one of the highest infection rates in the country, but people wanting tests are being turned away at sites like this because of a lack of capacity. The frustration palpable. Im doing myjob hes had a high temperature, he is supposed to be in school. What do you want me to do, leave him out of school, for indefinite . Ive been trying for the last two days, the message, the system is currently un
Friday Five: the week s top news This week s main hospitality news stories include Government s plan to reopen the economy under national, not tiered restrictions; and landlord Criterion Capital launching legal action against hospitality tenants over unpaid rent.
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could reopen from the third lockdown under national rather than regional restrictions, according to Boris Johnson. Despite the Government having recently announced the return of the tier system, which was introduced before the second national lockdown and which saw different parts of the country placed into different tiers, the Prime Minister said earlier this week that a blanket approach across the country was now more likely. “It may be that a national approach, going down the tiers in a national way, might be better this time round, given that the disease is behaving much more nationally,” he said. “If you look at the way the new variant has taken off a
Many insurers continuing to sit on their hands over business interruption claims A large number of insurers are continuing to sit on their hands over business interruption claims, leaving many operators stuck in limbo as they try to secure payouts.
Despite last month s landmark Supreme Court ruling, which
found considerably in favour of policyholders in the Financial Conduct Authority s (FCA) business interruption insurance test case relating to losses suffered due to the Coronavirus pandemic, businesses have found themselves still struggling to engage with their insurers; although a minority have begun to receive interim payouts. It s a mixed bag really, says Sonia Campbell, partner and head of the insurance disputes team at Mishcon de Reya, who has been working with the Hospitality Insurance Group Action (HIGA) to secure payouts for operators in the sector.
Much-needed clarity - lawyers reflect on the landmark UK Covid-19 insurance test case
19 January 2021 Much-needed clarity - lawyers reflect on the landmark UK Covid-19 insurance test case
While the claimant lawyers are celebrating, advisers on both sides have welcomed the Supreme Court s judgment
Shutterstock; Philographer An array of UK claimant and defendant lawyers have been assessing the impact of the Supreme Court Covid-19 business interruption insurance test case, which came to a headline-grabbing conclusion last Friday. Lawyers acting for the for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which led the initiative, and for the 1,000s of small businesses affected by the first lockdown who can now expect pay outs were unsurprisingly celebrating for their clients. But there was agreement on both sides that the landmark ruling had delivered welcome clarity in an impressively short timeframe.
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), UKHospitality (UKH) and the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) all reacted positively to the Supreme Court’s decision on business interruption cover.