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News of the lockdown was greeted with grim relief by NHS staff on Saturday. On the one hand, it will ease the pressure on hospitals affected by COVID-19. On the

On the intensive care unit today covering a colleague who is unwell, so only time for a brief update this week. You may have seen a lot of coverage that

Spoke too soon. Two weeks ago I was hopeful that the second COVID tide was starting to turn. Things weren’t easy but had stabilised and national numbers were down. Now

I’m not a vaccine expert so it’s reasonable to ask why I am confident that I want to be vaccinated for COVID-19. I will have the jab for myself, my

Themes of the week: vaccine roll-out, the COVID tide turning, and the lockdown ending. This is where I think we’re at, having talked again with friends across the UK and

Fantastic news that the first COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for routine use so quickly. Here is why I am happy to be vaccinated and why I want my family

An update from ground level across the UK NHS. Things are very different to March. UK COVID-19 projections continue to look more like a ‘slow burn’ than a second wave.

Some interesting news here from @remap_cap that #Tocilizumab may improve patient outcomes for COVID-19. Understandable that the team are eager to announce this but given the limited detail and small

As the NHS enters what will likely be our hardest ever winter, what about the Nightingales….? is a common question, and for some a retort to news that hospitals are

As we come to terms with a second lockdown, some reflections on the latest report on Intensive Care admissions for COVID-19 published on Friday. A big shout out to the

Routine NHS services under big pressure as COVID hospital admissions rise. We cancelled most surgery in the first wave including many cancer operations. Public, patient groups & doctors arguing strongly

The importance of equipoise in clinical research: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/magazine/covid-drug-wars-doctors.html Thanks @_tim_stephens for spotting. COVID-19 has brought this tricky conversation to the fore. Solutions are long ove

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