Thursday 22 July 2021

self isolating - pingdemic July 2021

There have been reports of increasing self isolation 

Official NHS app statistics
include number of downloads, contacts, tests and symptoms reported including local level data.

see the official ONS bulletins for trends for information on adherence by age and other ethnic characteristics.

Yougov polls on deleting app by Uk citizens

Absences in Workplace

British retail consortium reaction

CBI

Uk hospitality

British Chambers of Commerce

NHS Providers

RMT train union demands clarification on expaned isolation scheme 24th July. 22nd July response

Proposed scheme Road Haulers Association 23rd July

Cold Chain Federation 22nd July

Wednesday 14 July 2021

Social science covid related research July 2021

Business in arrears: preventing collapse in sectors hardest hit by COVID-19 New Economics Foundation

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected mid-career graduate workers’ economic position, reshaped their motivations and aspirations and impacted on their mental health. Nuffield Foundation

The Health Foundation- Unequal pandemic, fairer recovery. This report is a comprehensive review of the factors that fuelled the UK’s Covid-19 death toll. It finds working-age adults in England’s poorest areas were almost four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than those in the wealthiest areas.

Working well? How the pandemic changed work for. people with health conditions. Centre for Ageing Better

Planning for the recovery and the shift towards homeworking:implications for poverty in outer London Smith Institute 

Reshaping spaces building back better -CPS

Monitoring alcohol consumption andharm during the COVID-19 pandemic Public Health England

COVID-19 and Social Exclusion: Experiences of olderpeople living in areas of multiple deprivation Manchester urban ageing group

COVID-19 and the digital divide Centre for Ageing Better

Tackling COVID-19 over the long term How to strengthen international efforts to end the pandemic Institute for Government

Voices during the Covid-19 Pandemic The impact on children, young people and child helplines around the world Childline International



Friday 9 July 2021

July 2021 road map stage 4

Red, amber and green list rules for entering England 8th July

Prime Minister sets out plan to ease restrictions at step 4- 5th July 


The Guardian view on risking England’s health: not everyone can choose to stay safe

doctors letter to the lancet.Mass infection is not an option: we must do more to protect our young

Do not ease COVID restrictions, warn doctors 9 th July BMA

As government announces end to pandemic restrictions in England, RCN warns that public and frontline workers still need to be protected from the virus.

TUC – government is refusing to consult unions and employers on back-to-work safety plans

BCC welcomes news of quarantine-free travel to England from amber-list countries. British Chambers of Commerce

This is a much-needed step on the road to normality and we welcome the Prime Minister setting out the direction of travel in advance of reopening.“But businesses in England still do not have the full picture they desperately need to plan for unlocking.  BCC 5th July

'Step 4 will succeed if we work together to boost confidence' - CBI Director-General

UK hospitality 

Small firms call for clarity as England set to unlock Federation of Small Businesses

Mayor of London - face masks compulsory 14th July

RMT violence to staff over botched warning on face coverings on public transport

UCU universities Reopening plans put students' education & health at risk