Royal Bolton Hospital now has five wards dedicated to treating Covid patients

The Royal Mint has launched the third in its series of ‘Music Legends’ coins, this time celebrating David Bowie. But having already done Queen and Elton John, the novelty might have worn off a bit.

David Bowie commemorative coin is the third in the Music Legends series and follows coins in honour of Queen and Sir Elton John.Celebrating the music and style chameleon, the design is inspired by an image of the singer from his time spent living and recording in Berlin, and includes the lightning bolt motif from David's Aladdin Sane era.Using innovative technology and manufacturing techniques, the lightning bolt that features on several of the special edition coins appears laced with stardust,

direct to your inboxStepping Hill Hospital is bracing itself for a ‘third wave’ of Covid-19 in the new year due to people mixing more over the Christmas period.Three households will be able to form a ‘Christmas bubble’ between December 23 and 27, allowing them to meet indoors and enjoy overnight stays.There will also be no travel restrictions between those dates.Stockport saw its infection rate drop sharply during the second national lockdown - and the latest figures now put it at well below the

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Royal Bolton Hospital site. Bolton NHS Trust hopes to secure a slice of the government’s Health Infrastructure Plan funding, which is billed as the 'biggest boldest, hospital building programme in a generation'.

Royal Bolton Hospital has ‘significantly increased’ with almost one in 10 staff members off work in October, it has been revealed.  A report to the Bolton’s NHS Foundation Trust’s directors reported staff ‘feeling fatigued, anxious and suffering from moral injury which is impacting on their psychological wellbeing’.  The report, titled ‘Covid-19 Staff Wellness Programme’, details ‘actions that will ensure that our staff are supported during wave two’ of the pandemic. James Mawrey, the trust’s

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust’s latest finance and investment committee report was presented to board members last week.  It stated that in month six of the financial year, from April 1, the trust spent £2.3M on Covid-related items. The year to date total expenditure amounted to £12.2m. With regard to capital investment, the trust has a capital programme of £7.6m and in addition has received funding for Covid schemes of £6.1m.The Covid schemes relate to £2.6m spent on same-day emergency care in

hereHaider was among those who sacrificed time with his family so he could dedicate himself to Covid patients, first living in a hotel, and later alone at the family home in Hale for months on end.He was able to spend just a few days with his youngest child after he was born in April, before his wife Rasha Al-Talib and their three children went away to stay with her parents and he went back to work.Even when he himself fell ill with Covid, he declined Rasha's offer to come home to care for him,

Ellise Shafer editorLos Angeles County officials have announced a new stay-at-home order to take effect Monday, Nov. 30.The three-week order was announced on Friday, as the county confirmed 4,544 new cases of COVID-19 and 24 new deaths.

is halting production. Production on the 11th season of the hit Bravo reality series has been temporarily suspended after a crew member tested positive for COVID-19, ET has learned.In the meantime, the cast and crew are following all proper safety protocols.

the EFL confirmed that teams in its three divisions will now be able to make two extra changes per game from this weekend onwards until the end of the season. It has been introduced after clubs voted in favour of the move following a hectic fixture schedule and an increase in injuries experienced.

The Trotters head to the Lamex Stadium aiming to build upon two victories in as many games.

Ayrshire, it was revealed this afternoon.New Scottish Government data shows that 32 NHS Ayrshire & Arran patients have died in the last seven days after testing positive for the virus.The news means 270 people have now died, according to Public Health Scotland figures.Of the people to die overnight, five were from South Ayrshire, two were from East Ayrshire and two were from North Ayrshire.The tragic news emerged as the region recorded 86 new positive tests overnight bringing the total to

The Covid-19 infection rate in Wigan has fallen by around 25pc over a week.There were 1,648 new coronavirus cases reported across the borough in the seven days up to November 10, which is 528 fewer than the previous week.This means the infection rate has now fallen to 501.4 cases per 100,000 people.The number of Covid cases fell everywhere except for five neighbourhoods.In some areas, such as Leigh South East, Standish North and Atherton South East, the number of Covid cases fell by more than