NHS staff are being forced to stay off work because of coronavirus testing shortages, hospital bosses have warned.
Workers are having to self-isolate rather than work because tests are not available for either them or their family members, taking valuable staff away from the frontline, NHS Providers has warned.
Priti Patel ‘would call police’ on neighbours breaking rules
Priti Patel has insisted she would call the police to report neighbours she discovered holding parties or flouting the new government restrictions limiting the social gatherings to just six people in England.
The remarks from the home secretary came after policing minister Kit Malthouse said people should “absolutely” consider reporting individuals they suspect of breaking the guidance to a non-emergency phone number.
Priti Patel says she ‘would call police’ on neighbours breaking coronavirus restrictions?
‘If I saw gatherings or more than six people clearly I would report that,’ says home secretary
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Priti Patel ‘would call police’ on neighbours breaking rules
Priti Patel has insisted she would call the police to report neighbours she discovered holding parties or flouting the new government restrictions limiting the social gatherings to just six people in England.
The remarks from the home secretary came after policing minister Kit Malthouse said people should “absolutely” consider reporting individuals they suspect of breaking the guidance to a non-emergency phone number.
Priti Patel says she ‘would call police’ on neighbours breaking coronavirus restrictions?
‘If I saw gatherings or more than six people clearly I would report that,’ says home secretaryChiara Giordano15 Septembe
Starmer urges PM to replace furlough scheme
Sir Keir Starmer will today offer Boris Johnson cross-party support for a “genuine national plan” to protect millions of jobs as the UK faces a possible resurgence of the coronavirus crisis, political editor Andrew Woodcock reports.
Speaking to the TUC, the Labour leader will repeat the party’s demand for a targeted extension of the government’s job retention scheme to allow workers in sectors hit particularly hard by lockdown to remain on furlough.
And he will call for a ban on “firing and rehiring” practices which have seen some employees made redundant and then taken back on worse pay and conditions.
‘Get your priorities right’: Starmer urges Boris Johnson to replace furlough scheme
Labour leader calls on ministers to ‘take inspiration from our past’ and work with opposition, unions and businessChiara Giordano15 September 2020 09:5448 minutes ago
Wetherspoon staff test positive but pubs not closed for deep clean
JD Wetherspoon has revealed that 66 staff at its pubs have tested positive for coronavirus, business correspondent Ben Chapman reports.
The chain, which employs 41,000 people insisted that visiting its pubs is safe and pointed out that it had invested £15m in hygiene and social distancing measures. Of the staff members who tested positive, 28 have since returned to work, Wetherspoon said.
Pubs where infected staff work have not been closed for deep cleaning and no list is available of premises that have been affected.
Wetherspoon says 66 staff at 50 of its pubs have tested positive for coronavirus
Founder Tim Martin says 40 pubs have reported one case, six pubs have reported two, two pubs have reported three and two pubs have reported fourChiara Giordano
My colleague Brodie Owen has put together this handy roundup on the coronavirus updates you may have missed overnight.
Testing delays are causing headaches for NHS frontline staff.
