MENTAL health awareness has never been more important as symptoms of anxiety, stress and depression have increased due to the Covid-19 crisis. THE Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that almost one in five adults were likely to be suffering some type of depression during the pandemic in June 2020 […]
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Public Health England clamping down on rumours about the vaccines
SUNDERLAND’S Director of Public Health is clamping down on false rumours about the vaccines. OVER 24 million people have had their first dose of the vaccine. However, some minorities have refused or are against the vaccine, and they call themselves anti-vaxxers. While vaccines were beginning to roll out, rumours circulated […]
Back to school: the psychological impact on children returning to class
ON MONDAY, hundreds of thousands of children will be returning to the classroom as schools reopen for all pupils. For many parents there will be mixed emotions, relief from what has been a highly pressurised few months, anxiety over what the effects of reopening may be. But what about the […]
I couldn’t attend my mum’s funeral, says expat stranded in Newcastle
GOING abroad does not necessarily mean a holiday, and for thousands of expats living in the UK – the current travel restrictions have meant that some have not seen their families for over a year. Under current restrictions, it’s illegal to travel abroad unless people have a valid reason. The […]
“The Government’s focus should be on safety first” says Trade Union on the plans to open non-essential businesses this April
THE North East is relieved that lockdown restrictions are coming to an end, giving hope for holiday makers booking their summer holidays and leaving local businesses preparing to see the return of customers. However, “Safety should be a number one priority when businesses re-open,” according to a trade union. BUSINESS […]
Lockdown ease or feeling the squeeze: How will the UK cope in coming months?
WITH the lockdown exit plan now in place, our children returning to schools and non-essential shops due to reopen, is this truly the beginning of the end? TWO professors from the University of Sunderland – experts in education and business – here have their say on how they expect the […]
Prime Minister’s return to school plan criticised by teaching unions
BORIS Johnson’s decision to reopen all schools in England on the 8th of March has left unions in the North East “bewildered.” PRIME Minister Boris Johnson announced in the House of Commons that all schools and colleges in England will return on the 8th March. The return to school will […]
Sunderland Health Chief responds to South African variant in Middlesbrough
SUNDERLAND’S Director of Public Health has renewed calls to follow lockdown rules after the South African COVID-19 variant was found in Middlesbrough. Mapped: Where the South African variant of COVID-19 has been detected in the UK (Last updated 15/02/21) A CASE of the South African variant, which health experts […]
Pride of the University: Sunderland student doctors join the national vaccination effort
A GROUP of medical students from the University of Sunderland are playing their part in the UK vaccination roll-out in a bid to beat Covid-19. ON September 16, 2019, the University opened its first School of Medicine. As well as providing the opportunity to study medicine to students with the required […]
New Covid-19 text scam affects vulnerable and elderly
FRAUDSTERS are targeting vulnerable people during the pandemic with fake NHS texts to obtain personal details, with elderly people more at risk. A new scam has begun to emerge which takes advantage of people desperate for the Covid-19 vaccine, where the offenders will send a text or email which looks […]