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Government plans to ease shielding for clinically extremely vulnerable people from 6 July

July 2020

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, has announced that shielding will be eased as COVID-19 infection rates continue to fall. From […]

ASH issues 2020 guidelines on pain management in sickle cell disease

July 2020

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) has published new guidance on sickle cell disease (SCD), American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for sickle cell disease: management […]

An image illustrating an older woman being assisted with intravenous chemotherapy by a nurse

Guidance on the management of acute leukaemias and myeloid neoplasms in the COVID-19 era published

July 2020

New recommendations have been published on the management of adults with acute leukaemias and myeloid neoplasms in the COVID-19 era. The COVID-19 pandemic presents many challenges […]

Briefing paper on inequalities in mental health during the pandemic published

July 2020

The Centre for Mental Health, in collaboration with 13 other mental health charities, has published a briefing paper on inequalities in mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

DHSC issues guidance on priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination

July 2020

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has issued guidance to facilitate planning for the future deployment of a vaccine for COVID-19 in the UK. The guidance […]

COVID-19 may underlie dramatic rise in deaths among people with dementia

July 2020

Data published by the Office of National Statistics suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic may be responsible for a dramatic rise in deaths among patients with […]

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