Coronavirus (COVID-19)
NHS works with tech firms to help care home residents and patients connect with loved ones
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Thousands of isolated residents and patients will be able to connect with their family and friends with video call devices, the government has announced.
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9:07am, 9 April 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): hospital discharge service requirements
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Sets out how health and care systems and providers should change their discharging arrangements and the provision of community support during the coronavirus situation.
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Added translated versions of patient discharge leaflets.
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9:09am, 9 April 2020
We need a national effort to build testing capacity on a massive scale
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A message to businesses and industry from Lord Bethell, the health minister leading the government’s testing strategy, first published in The Times Red Box.
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12:00am, 9 April 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): looking after people who lack mental capacity
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Guidance for health and social care staff who are caring for, or treating, a person who lacks the relevant mental capacity.
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12:50pm, 9 April 2020
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Advice on appropriate infection prevention and control (IPC) precautions for stepdown in hospital or discharge to home or residential settings.
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1:15pm, 9 April 2020
COVID-19: guidance for health professionals
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Information on COVID-19, including guidance on the assessment and management of suspected UK cases.
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Added Guidance for stepdown of infection control precautions within hospitals and discharging COVID-19 patients from hospital to home settings.
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1:16pm, 9 April 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance
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Find guidance about coronavirus (COVID-19) for health professionals and other organisations.
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Added COVID-19: Guidance for stepdown of infection control precautions within hospitals and discharging COVID-19 patients from hospital to home settings
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1:16pm, 9 April 2020
Closing certain businesses and venues
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This document provides guidance on the closure of certain businesses and venues as part of further social distancing measures.
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Updated designation letter including additional details on which authorities are designated under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020.
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1:55pm, 9 April 2020
MHRA guidance on coronavirus (COVID-19)
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We are producing guidance for industry covering the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Added link to new guidance on Approval of GxP documents when working from home during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, in the ‘Inspections and good practice’ section.
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3:15pm, 9 April 2020
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Details of changes and further clarification on compliance checks for open licences (guidance in second document on this page).
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3:26pm, 9 April 2020
Notice to exporters 2020/10: processing licence applications during coronavirus (COVID-19)
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The Department for International Trade has revised arrangements for processing licence applications during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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3:30pm, 9 April 2020
Awarding vocational and technical qualifications this summer
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Calculated results for qualifications used for progression to higher and further education. Arrangements for other qualifications to be issued after Easter.
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3:41pm, 9 April 2020
Awarding qualifications in summer 2020
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Information for schools, students and parents on how GCSE, AS, A level, vocational and technical qualifications will be graded and awarded in summer 2020.
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11:00am, 3 April 2020
Direction issued to the Chief Regulator of Ofqual
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Directions from Gavin Williamson MP, Secretary of State for Education, to Sally Collier, Chief Regulator of Ofqual, about awarding results for qualifications being assessed summer 2020.
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Added ‘Direction to the Chief Regulator of Ofqual about vocational and technical qualifications, and other general qualifications’.
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3:47pm, 9 April 2020
Covid-19: Temporary changes to the Statutory Residence Test
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Letter from the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to the chair of the Treasury Select Committee.
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4:00pm, 9 April 2020
Annual inspection waiver for tank vehicles
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Notice allowing tank vehicles, with extended roadworthiness test certificates, to remain in service and on our roads without a valid ADR 1(C) certificate.
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Consequential amendments arising from Authorisation 947 Rev.1 and Authorisation 476 Rev.4 to make it clear that the declarations referred to therein are accepted as an alternative to a valid ADR 1(C) inspection certificate.
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4:01pm, 9 April 2020
7/2020: coronavirus response: monitoring
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Business rates information letters are issued by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government at regular intervals throughout the year.
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5:13pm, 9 April 2020
Slides and datasets to accompany coronavirus press conference: 9 April 2020
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Press conference slides and datasets used by Sir Patrick Vallance.
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5:16pm, 9 April 2020
NHS to benefit from £13.4 billion debt write-off
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Health Secretary announces over £13 billion of debt will be written off as part of a major financial reset for NHS providers.
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Added link to regional breakdown of debt to be written off.
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5:28pm, 9 April 2020
Foreign Secretary’s statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 9 April 2020
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Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 9 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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6:19pm, 9 April 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): how organisations can support the testing programme
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The government wants help from organisations with laboratory capability to increase the testing programme in the UK as part of its strategy to protect the NHS and save lives.
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6:54pm, 9 April 2020
Health Secretary launches biggest diagnostic lab network in British history to test for coronavirus
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock has today officially opened the biggest diagnostic lab network in British history at the launch of a new a site in Milton Keynes.
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7:17pm, 9 April 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): school closures
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What schools will need to do during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Updated information on mental health issues, educational staff from overseas, primary school place offers for April 2020, exclusion and the governing board’s duty to reinstate excluded pupils.
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7:43pm, 9 April 2020
COVID-19: guidance for households with possible coronavirus infection
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Stay at home guidance for households with possible coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.
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Guidance updated.
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7:44pm, 9 April 2020
Covid-19 adoption support fund scheme to help vulnerable families
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Up to £8 million in funding for adoptive families to meet needs arising from coronavirus outbreak
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12:15am, 10 April 2020
India charter flights to return thousands more stranded Brits
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Over 3,000 British travellers currently stranded in India will get home on an additional 12 charter flights which have opened for bookings today.
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7:17am, 10 April 2020