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Junk the jargon and take care with commas: grammar advice from UK Health Secretary Therese Coffey

Cut out the wonk 'jargon' says new UK Health Secretary Therese Coffey

Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust runs King's Mill Hospital in Sutton.

Several patients face delays after operations cancelled at King’s Mill Hospital

A young woman receives a Covid-19 jab at a new modern vaccination centre

Excess death figures to be examined amid concerns about lockdown effects

The NHS Healthy Start card allows families to buy food and milk for children. (Photo: AdobeStock)

Parents warned over popular baby food that has ‘more sugar than Coca-Cola’

Not only can falls result in fractures and sustained injuries, but they can also have a long-term effect

Ad Feature Free Falls Prevention Guide for older adults

Pregnant women getting Covid-19 vaccine

New campaign calls on pregnant women to get Covid-19 vaccine to reduce risk to b...

From 7December UK holidaymakers must take a pre-departure Covid test (Photo: Getty Images)

Pre-departure Covid tests to return for UK travellers in rule crackdown

British adults could get fourth Covid jab as deal agreed for 114m extra doses

Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks to resident Kathleen during a visit to Westport Care Home in east London on September 7, 2021. - Breaking an election pledge not to raise taxes, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced hefty new funding to fix a social care crisis and a pandemic surge in hospital waiting lists. (Photo by Paul EDWARDS / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PAUL EDWARDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

These are the new rules on the social care cap in England

Molunpiravir has been shown to cut the risk of hospital admission or death by 50% among at-risk adults (Photo: Shutterstock)

Two new Covid antiviral drugs secured to protect most at-risk this winter

Anyone over the age of 18 in the UK can opt in to the antibody testing programme (Photo: Getty Images)

How to get a Covid antibody test as new UK programme launches this week

How effective are Covid vaccines against the Delta variant? What does 'high viral load' mean? (Image credit: Getty Images)

How effective are Covid vaccines against the Delta variant?

The government will remove some 57 companies from its list on Monday (23 August) as they no longer exist, or do not provide the relevant tests required for travel (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Cowboy’ Covid travel test providers to be struck off Gov.uk list over misleadin...

The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine has been given approval for use in children aged 12 to 17 (Photo: Getty Images)

Moderna Covid vaccine given green light for 12 to 17 year-olds in UK

Covid test should be capped at £40 to save aviation sector, claims Conservative ...

Three-quarters of adults in the UK have received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Three-quarters of adults have received both doses of Covid vaccine - how to book...

12.6 billion PPE items are stored in the UK as central stock, which costs around £6.7 million per week (Photo: Getty Images)

Taxpayers will be paying costs of pandemic for decades - with Covid bill already...

Former health secretary Matt Hancock. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Internal probe launched into how CCTV footage of Matt Hancock was leaked

Pressure is growing on embattled Health Secretary Matt Hancock amid accusation of an affair with an adviser to his department.

Johnson refuses to sack Hancock after being pictured kissing top adviser

About one million people aged 30 and 31 will get a text message in coming days (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Indian variant hotspots told ‘there are no local lockdowns’ as new guidance issu...

More than one million face masks issued to NHS workers may fail to meet safety standards, the Government has warned (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

NHS told to stop using over a million masks issued to workers that ‘may not meet...

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens now? (Photo by Molly Darlington - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens...

Mencap Chief Executive called the DNACPR notices "unacceptable" (Photo: KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Covid patients with learning disabilities may have been issued blanket ‘do not r...

Only people with severe asthma will be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine (Photo: Shutterstock)

Only severe asthma sufferers to be prioritised for Covid vaccine - how to tell i...

Alva-based Omega Diagnostics has pointed to substantial growth opportunities in the areas of food intolerance, CD4 testing for the management of people living with HIV, and Covid-19 antibody and antigen testing.

Scots life sciences firm Omega wins contract to supply millions of Covid tests

Travellers returning from Covid-19 hotspots abroad will have to quarantine in a hotel for 10 days (Photo: Getty Images)

No formal contracts awarded to hotels - a week before new quarantine policy star...

This is the latest news on 'Covid vaccine passport' plans for UK travellers (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is the latest news on 'Covid vaccine passport' plans for UK travellers

Travellers arriving in the UK from Covid-19 hotspots will have to quarantine in a hotel from 15 February (Photo: Getty Images)

Quarantine hotels will come into force on 15 February - what it means for travel...

'This year is a reminder of the enduring power of cooperation and collective action,' say the UICC (Photo: Shutterstock)

World Cancer Day 2021: when is it, what is this year's theme - and how to donate

Construction of a Covid-19 testing megalab is to be halted, the UK Government has announced

Construction on Covid testing megalab in Scotland halted announces UK Government

The UK’s R number has dropped compared to last week’s figures and now stands at between 0.8 to 1 (Photo: Shutterstock)

R number drops to between 0.8 and 1 - current infections rates are around the UK

The overhaul has been prompted by Cabinet Office polling indicating that only 17% of people with symptoms are coming forward for testing

Coronavirus payments of £500 to be considered to boost self isolation numbers in...

Two arthritis drugs could help save coronavirus patients who are severely ill - ...

The Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has been approved for UK use - what you nee...

The new Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine will be ready for distribution in UK within days

Oxford vaccine firm boss hails 'winning formula' as jabs set to be given out 'wi...

£122m worth of Covid PPE bought for the NHS has never been used

The deep fried Mars Bar is a Scottish favourite.

Jacob Rees-Mogg confesses love of deep fried Mars Bar

Covid vaccine: who will get the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine first - and when will it be ready? (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is who will get the new Pfizer Covid vaccine first

Oxford's Covid vaccine could be rolled out 'within weeks' after firm seek approv...

A new campaign is advising you to keep windows open over winter to fight Covid

A lab technician sorts blood samples inside a lab for a Covid-19 vaccine study. Picture: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

Coronavirus 'megalab' to be created in Scotland

Liverpool is piloting city-wide Covid testing with rapid results - but how will ...

Pupils who miss school because they have to self-isolate will not be recorded as absent

Can schools give you a fine if you take your child to a quarantine destination?

The effectiveness of face masks lessens when they get wet, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other health experts have warned (Photo: Shutterstock)

Face masks become less effective in the rain - here’s what experts are saying

Nail bars, beauty salons and tanning booths are allowed to reopen from 19 August (Photo: Getty Images)

These are the restrictions that have been eased in Leicester - and if households...

Over 40s could soon be required to pay a tax which would fund social care (Shutterstock)

Over-40s may be required to pay more tax to fund social care - here's what it co...

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Some at-home coronavirus test kits have been deemed not fit for purpose by the g...

Mouthwash could be an effective way to help reduce the spread of coronavirus

Scientists call for research on whether mouthwash could prevent coronavirus tran...

Sue Ryder hospices across the UK could close - here’s why

Death toll reaches 422 in the UK after 88 more people test positive in the last ...

You will now be able to access coronavirus advice on your phone - even if you've...

Pregnant women have been “strongly advised” to follow social distancing measures (Photo: Shutterstock)

Latest advice for pregnant women amid Covid-19 outbreak - and if they should sel...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new strain of coronavirus first identified in Wuhan City, China in December 2019.

Coronavirus in Scotland: New cases confirmed by Scottish Government

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As of March 31, 7,849 Scots had been waiting over two years for inpatient, outpatient or day care treatment from NHS Scotland

NHS Scotland's waiting times 'demonstrably worse' than south of the border

Glasgow City Council transport and environment convener Angus Millar said it was vital that cars were included in the low emission zone restrictions. Picture: John Devlin

All you need to know about driving into Glasgow's new low emission zone

Union chiefs have demanded action over reports of violence

Airport check-in staff assaulted and abused by ‘thuggish’ passengers – GMB union