Anne-Marie recently had the opportunity to call in the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust HQ (Northumbria House) to thank the administrative staff for their support during the pandemic.
This week the Government removed the remaining legal restrictions placed upon the population in 2020 to save lives, protect the NHS’s ability to continue to treat people and minimise the impacts of covid.
I thought it would be helpful to publish answers to some background information and answers to the most frequent questions I have been receiving on why the Government is introducing some additional measures in the wake of the new Omicron variant:
This week, the Government announced a move to the plan B measures set out in the Autumn and Winter Plan, which I explained back in September and you can read in full HERE.
This afternoon, the government has published its plan for tackling covid over the winter months, in a way that does not necessitate further infringements on liberties, which have such a damaging effect on people's physical and mental wellbeing, as well as on the economy.
By now I hope you have seen the various statements from the Prime Minister, Health Secretary, Education Secretary and Transport Secretary which outline what life under Step 4 – likely to be commencing on 19 July – will look like, as well as changes to self-isolation rules and the present bubble s
Anne-Marie Trevelyan, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed, has spent a day last week visiting shops and other businesses which recently re-opened as part of the latest lifting of lockdown restrictions.
Anne-Marie has praised the incredible efforts of local GP teams and volunteers in ensuring we reached the target of all over 50s offered at least a 1st dose of the covid-19 vaccine by 15th April.
