i have not had a vaccination. i do not want to have a vaccination. the debate, though, is becoming more heated as the deadline looms. this clip of a doctor challenging the health secretary on the policy has been viewed more than a million times on social media. the government says doctors, nurses and other front line health staff look after the most vulnerable, who could face serious consequences if they catch the virus. and nhs health chiefs say staff have a duty to make sure they re protected. anne marie is unvaccinated but works in admin, not with patients. she was sent this letter saying there was no record of her having a jab, and telling her to contact her manager. i was left for two weeks, actually, sort of worrying about the letter, and worrying about the conversation that i was going to have to have. she has now been told the new rule won t apply in her role, but she s still worried about the impact on the health service. if those staff are forced
vaccinated against covid. i would say that each person has to weigh up the pros and cons for themselves. what would you say to people who think, if you work with vulnerable people in a health care setting, you have a responsibility to be vaccinated yourself, to protect other people? but you can still get, even with three vaccines, you can still get covid, you can still spread it. and the other thing is, wearing ppe, personal protective equipment, protects the the vulnerable people. and you re prepared to to lose yourjob rather than get vaccinated at the moment? yes, i don t want to lose myjob. i love myjob. i respect the nhs, but i m very much a supporter of choice. amy is one of two million in england covered by new rules on compulsory vaccination. that already includes half a million care home workers, who had to have their second jab by last november. next week, another 1.7 million in front line health care will need
for covid in the week up to the 25th of january which is the lowest level so far but what they call incidental covid, where you go in for something like a broken leg and have covid, that has been gradually increasing so in the autumn it was about 25% of patients and it s now more than half. 13,000 covid patient in england on the 25th of january, just over 6000 were there primarily to be treated for the virus but around 7000 were there for something completely different. it is worth saying that they could be treated for a stroke or cancer and covid might complicate and make the condition worse so it does not mean the nhs is under less pressure because of it, they still need to be isolated and treated on separate wards so there are still infection control issues that make it difficult. 0verall, infection control issues that make it difficult. overall, an improving picture. covid admissions have been falling in england, the number in hospitals is around 14000 and that has been falling. bu
the nhs in england would say it has been another busy week so while covid related staff absent is now falling, pressure on the nhs they say is still intense. it has been the busiest week for ambulances taking patient into a&e since the start of december. but it is an improving picture. taking staff absence, that has been falling right across england, about 3% of staff in hospital trusts in england were off from covid in the week ending the 23rd of january so that is more than 30,000 staff off each day on average, down on the previous week. are still highest in the north west but it is falling. looking at other pressures on the health service, one of the biggest areas is freeing up beds and this is where patients might be medically fit enough to be discharged but they are waiting for social care packages to put in place. that figure has stayed fairly
to leave the nhs, not only will you lose those staff, you ll be leaving behind a lot of people who are demoralised and a lot of teams will be divided. last weekend, health care workers joined this wider protest against compulsory vaccination. 0ther nhs staff firmly support the policy. with just a week to go, ministers now say they will reflect on the latest evidence, but the need to protect patients remains unchanged. jim reed, bbc news. it s holocaust memorial day today, marking 77 years since the liberation of the nazi death camp at auschwitz birkenau, although the day is for the victims of all genocides. seven holocaust survivors have had their portraits painted by different artists, in a special project commissioned by prince charles. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph has more. arek hersh was one ofjust two members of his family to survive the holocaust.