Daily publication of Covid-19 admissions and bed occupancy data – NHS England
This file contains Covid data on measures of hospital admissions and the number of beds occupied by Covid patients and the number of MV beds (beds capable of supporting mechanical ventilation) occupied by Covid patients. Daily Admissions and Beds 28 January 2021 (XLSX, 166KB)

Weekly publication of Covid-19 admissions and bed occupancy data – NHS England
This file contains Covid data on measures of:-

• hospital admissions,
• number of beds occupied by Covid patients
• number of MV beds (capable of supporting mechanical ventilation) occupied by Covid patients
• number of Adult G&A beds; occupied by Covid patients; occupied by non-Covid patients,
• unoccupied
• hospital admissions,
• number of all beds occupied by Covid patients
• number of MV beds occupied by Covid patients

Weekly Admissions and Beds 28 January 2021 (XLSX, 2.5MB)

29 Jan update: decline in covid hospital admissions triples in a week – Health Service Journal
The decline in the admission of covid positive patients to English hospitals is accelerating significantly as all seven regions begin to descend consistently from the peak of third wave.

Updated: Five out of seven regions now have areas with over a third of beds occupied by covid patients – Health Service Journal
The highest levels of covid pressure are now spread widely among English hospitals, HSJ analysis shows.

Janssen publishes positive safety and efficacy data for single-dose COVID-19 vaccine – Department of Health and Social Care
Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) today published positive data from the Phase 3 studies of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine candidate, showing it to be 66% effective overall in preventing coronavirus in participants.

Over 450 people a day caught covid in hospitals during January – Health Service Journal 
Record numbers of covid-19 infections which are likely to have taken place after admission to hospital are being reported in January, HSJ can reveal.

Good communication with patients – NHS England and NHS Improvement
The challenge Covid-19 poses means that clear, concise and timely communication with patients is more critical than ever. This guidance, and accompanying supporting documents, present providers with core principles that will help deliver personalised, patient-centred communications to patients who are waiting for care.

Never events: analysis of HSIB’s national investigations – Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB)
‘Never events’ are patient safety incidents that are defined as being wholly preventable. They are considered wholly preventable because guidance or safety recommendations are in place at a national level and should have been implemented by all providers in the healthcare system. This should act as a strong systemic barrier to prevent the serious incident from happening. This national learning report examines the findings of the investigations previously carried out by HSIB concerning incidents classified as ‘never events’.

Updated NHS Staff Council statement on annual leave during COVID-19 – NHS Employers
The NHS Staff Council has re-issued guidance to support the management of annual leave during the COVID-19 pandemic.