Coronavirus

22nd June 2020

New saliva test for coronavirus piloted in Southampton

The Department of Health and Social Care has today (22 June) announced a new, weekly COVID-19 testing model using a new ‘no-swab’ saliva test, which is […]
19th June 2020

Digital mental health therapy has significant long-term benefits

Digital mental health interventions have significant long-term impact on anxiety and depression recovery, suggests new research World’s largest “real-world” study published at time of increased anxiety […]
19th June 2020

“I called the doctor and by the evening I was in intensive care”

When Margaret Holton called her doctor because she felt a bit breathless, she didn’t realise quite how poorly she was. By the time she reached hospital […]
19th June 2020

New online booking system launches for popular Theraposture therapist-led bed/cot video assessments

Theraposture, the leading specialist in Adjustable Beds, Chairs, and Care Cots, is experiencing growing demand for its latest OT-led, personalised video assessments and product demonstrations – […]
19th June 2020

Work | Space, a free mobile app to help people return to work more safely post lockdown

As the government begins to lift the lockdown restrictions we’ll soon be seeing many more people getting back to their places of work. A new smartphone […]
17th June 2020

Biochemist goes ‘back to the future’ to get to grips with Covid-19

Scientists will analyse the structure of some of the proteins that are involved in the previous SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 to understand the biology […]
17th June 2020

Patients’ Covid feedback shapes future of hospital physiotherapy

Changes hospital physiotherapists made to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic are now shaping the future of the care they give. The Joint Health Team at Southport […]
17th June 2020

Sexual health in the COVID-19 era

Sexual health in the COVID-19 era: rolling back progress or a once in a lifetime opportunity to tackle STIs? Conflicting reports have circulated in the media […]
17th June 2020

Cross-organisational collaboration key to safely resuming cancer care services 

Whilst the NHS begins to resume non-COVID-19 elective procedures, it faces waiting lists exacerbated by the pandemic. Some of these lists were substantial before COVID-19 hit the UK, and the […]