Frontline health workers to be spared from isolation rules to tackle pingdemic crisis as England lockdown lifts Jon Craig, chief political correspondent
Frontline health workers in England are to be spared self-isolation rules in an emergency move to tackle the pingdemic that has triggered an NHS staffing crisis. © Sky News Screen Grab The NHS has been struggling with staffing as many health workers are isolating at home
Coinciding with the lifting of most mandatory lockdown restrictions in England, fully vaccinated
NHS and social care staff may not have to isolate if they are pinged by the
But after a
humiliating U-turn following a public outcry, the PM and chancellor find themselves isolating on what was originally dubbed Freedom Day in England after their contact with Mr Javid last Friday.
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More gay and bisexual men allowed to donate blood thanks to historic rule change
More gay and bisexual men will be allowed to donate blood, platelets and plasma after historic new rules came into effect. © Sky News Screen Grab The new eligibility rules come into effect today on World Blood Donor Day
The new eligibility rules came into force today on World Blood Donor Day and mean that donors in England, Scotland and Wales will no longer be asked if they are a man who has had sex with another man, NHS Blood and Transplant said.
Instead, any individual who attends to give blood regardless of gender will be asked if they have had sex and, if so, about recent sexual behaviours.