'Uproar' as frontline NHS staff at Manchester hospitals told to wait 11 weeks for second Covid vaccine dose

straight to your inboxThe darting, dancing ten-year-old was way too good for Middlesbrough’s kids, scoring four or five goals for Manchester City without breaking sweat.So Blues academy coach Steve Eyre, handling the under-14s on an adjacent pitch, made the bold decision to test the prodigious kid by taking him out of the under-tens – who were leading 10-0 - and chucking him in with his big boys.Boro coach Jamie Pollock – the former City midfielder - and the referees of both games, agreed it was

direct to your inboxThe Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital is to open emergency Covid beds for adults in a sign of the unprecedented pressure facing Greater Manchester’s hospitals.Sir Richard Leese, the region’s health chief, said the situation in the system was now ‘critical’ as NHS bosses have scrambled to discharge as many people as possible ahead of a sustained peak over the coming three weeks.Crisis meetings have been held to determine the ability to scale up beds, as Salford Royal and

direct to your inboxStaff at the RAC call centre in Trafford are being tested for coronavirus after an increase in cases at the site, it's been revealed. The motoring services company confirmed to the Manchester Evening News it was working with Trafford Council and Public Heath England in relation to its offices on Thomas Street in Stretford.

direct to your inboxThe NHS has sadly confirmed the deaths of 29 more patients in hospitals in Greater Manchester who had tested positive for Covid-19.The region's hospital death toll now stands at 4,757.NHS bosses said on Friday a further 993 people who tested positive for the virus have died in hospitals across England.It brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 65,104.In the north west, a further 94 hospital deaths were reported, the NHS said on Friday.A

straight to your inbox every day for freeRobbie Savage says Manchester United's victory over Fulham shows Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes can play together in midfield.United came from behind to beat the Cottagers, with Edinson Cavani cancelling out Ademola Lookman's early opener before Pogba scored the winner in the second half with a brilliantly curled effort.Pogba's goal continued his excellent recent form, with the midfielder scoring a similarly-fine strike to beat Burnley last week.

direct to your inbox Eleven more people have died with coronavirus in our region's hospitals. It means the death toll from the virus in hospitals in Greater Manchester has now reached 4,618.

direct to your inboxA further 24 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.It means the region's hospital death toll has now reached 4,607, the latest NHS data shows.At Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust another 12 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.Eight more people died at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, two more deaths were reported at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, while Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS

direct to your inboxDoctors in Greater Manchester fear the impact of Christmas mixing and a fast-spreading variant of coronavirus will soon lead to chaos in hospitals. Exhausted medics based in a coronavirus ward and in A&E told the Manchester Evening News they are facing a range of mounting challenges.

direct to your inboxHospital staff across Greater Manchester paid a total of nearly £8m to park at work in a year, statistics show.Figures for 2019/20 show parking tickets, permits and fines for staff brought in £7.9m at hospital trusts across the region - a similar figure to the previous year. One union boss said: "Charging dedicated NHS staff to park at work is disgraceful.

direct to your inboxA further 44 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after contracting coronavirus.The region's hospital death toll has risen to 4,504, the latest NHS figures show.Seventeen more deaths have been recorded at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in the last 24 hours.The trust's figures include those for the Manchester Royal Infirmary and Wythenshawe Hospital.Meanwhile, eight more deaths were confirmed by Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.Pennine Acute Hospitals

What do you think about the safety of schools? Do you think teachers and school staff should be prioritised for the vaccine? Let us know in the comments here, or on our Manchester Family Facebook page. Teacher unions have been calling for all those working in education and childcare settings to be vaccinated.

direct to your inboxPensioners are being told to travel from Greater Manchester to sites as far away as Birmingham to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.Some of the most vulnerable people who are eligible to receive the jab have been referred to vaccination centres in Telford, Macclesfield, Halifax and Newcastle-on-Tyne.As the mass rollout begins in earnest, the NHS is working to immunise the highest priority groups by February half term.

direct to your inboxIt was reported earlier this week that high street pharmacies were being ‘snubbed’ in the government’s rollout of the Covid vaccine. While supermarket car parks have been highlighted as key vaccine centres, local pharmacies are said to have been left at the side of the rollout - despite being ‘willing and ready’ to assist.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester's hospitals are at risk of 'falling over' in the next three weeks due to an 'unprecedented' surge in Covid cases, the region's health chief has warned - meaning cancer operations are very likely to be cancelled.Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Sir Richard Leese, leader of Manchester City Council, painted a bleak picture of the next few weeks in our hospital system, pointing to a 'phenomenal' increase in admissions as medics brace for the third

direct to your inboxHealth leaders are planning for a third Covid peak in Greater Manchester hospitals within 10 to 14 days, with bed demand now the same as the end of October.Figures obtained by the M.E.N. show there are now 1,041 people with Covid in hospitals here, a 21pc rise in three weeks, with 119 of those in ICU or high dependency units.The numbers are where they were at the very end of October into the start of November, a fortnight before the second wave peaked.

direct to your inboxPolice have warned people to be wary of scams linked to the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.Officers say criminals are “already taking advantage” of the vaccine.They have warned those eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine to hang up if they are contacted by anyone asking for cash.Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has advised that GPs will confirm names and not ask for any further details when they call to book patients in for a vaccination.A post on the GMP Middleton Facebook

Covid-19 variant is putting an extra strain on already stretched hospital resources.In London, one hospital declared they were unable to provide 'high standard critical care' because it is understaffed and swamped by Covid-19 patients. A campaigning doctor revealed on  Twitter  on New Year's Eve that the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel had sent an email to notify staff of the situation.

direct to your inboxThe NHS has sadly confirmed 47 more people have died in hospitals across Greater Manchester after contracting coronavirus.They include a further 20 deaths at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust both reported 10 further deaths.There were a further six deaths at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, with one more death reported at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.It