NHS Providers has urged the Government to ‘fully assess’ the impact any new advice could have on health service supplies. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's ...

A backlash is growing after Britons were advised to wear face masks in public spaces by a senior NHS leader as a “super flu” sweeps the nation. A chorus of politicians and medical experts have raised ...

A top NHS executive has urged people with cold or flu symptoms to wear a mask in public as the health sector braces for a “tidal wave” of illness this winter. NHS Providers chief executive Daniel ...

A growing number of politicians, health experts and members of the public have criticised recent advice from NHS leaders urging people with cold or flu symptoms to wear face masks in public, amid a ...

There are safety concerns over the masks, which have ear loops rather than head straps. Sign Up and be kept in the loop each and every day with our free Daily ...

National Fire Chiefs Council chair Roy Wilsher said he wants other requests for support ‘agreed more quickly’. Sign Up and be kept in the loop each and every day with our free Daily newsletter. Did ...

NHS staff at some Greater Manchester hospitals have been told to wear face masks to help stop the spread of viruses. Health bosses have asked local NHS providers to review their infection-prevention ...

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