England to lift all plan B restrictions from next Thursday. #COVID19

No more mandatory mask wearing in England from next Thursday #COVID19

People encouraged to go into the office in England from next Thursday #COVID19

No more mandatory #COVID19 passes from next Thursday in England.

Has anyone calculated R for omicron BA.2? Using data on COGUK adjusted for proprtion sequenced up to 15th Jan I get 1.76 compared to 0.65 for all other omicron but high uncertainty.

Over several years in UK Prime Minister I collected advice for my son, Charlie: tomfletcher.global/blogs/details/… I asked world leaders what they would say to themselves at 14 years old. Mikhail Gorbachev was quite emotional as he wrote his. His translator helped too. Here it is. RIP

On behalf of the whole NHS, I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the family and friends of Bill Turnbull. Bill’s openness in speaking about his prostate cancer encouraged thousands more men to come forward for help – undoubtedly saving many lives.

Whistleblower doctor sacked for raising patient safety concerns wins case against hospital regulator. ⁦Care Quality Commission⁩ ⁦NHS England⁩ ⁦⁦MorecambeBayNHSTrust⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/health-62…

In tonight’s BBC Panorama Dame Rachel de Souza tells us she understands the concerns of parents of children with #SEND - and says parents should have ‘nothing to fear’ about attendance- problem solving should be the approach

The BBC News camera team are reeling today. We have lost a dear friend. Raeph Ballantyne was one of the kindest, gentlest, most talented colleagues you could hope to work alongside. Gone far too soon.

See my report on calls for police to investigate #mentalhealth health deaths - bbc.co.uk/news/health-67… NorfolkSuffolkCrisis NSFT mental health Norfolk Police Suffolk Police Department of Health and Social Care Rob Behrens

In case you missed it, catch my report on #bbcnews at 10pm about the village where everyone has #dementia - Landais Alzheimer - the village where everyone has dementia bbc.co.uk/news/health-67…