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An analysis of national weekly mortality rates between December 2019 – March 2020, compared to the same period for the previous five years, by researchers at WMG and WMS, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, has shown that there have been fewer deaths registered this year during the lead up to the Covid-19 pandemic. Researchers have called this the SARS-CoV-2 Paradox - which could be due to early social distancing measures.

Sending discharge letters to patients as well as their GPs when they leave hospital could make a substantial difference to patient outcomes, according to a new study by ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ researchers.

Coronavirus diagnostics currently require centralised facilities and collection/distribution of swabs and results are ‘next day’. A new diagnostic tool being developed by the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ and its partner Iceni Diagnostics may allow on-the-spot detection of Coronavirus infection, without out facilities using a simple disposal device.

The role that online resources have played in supporting the wellbeing of unpaid carers and keeping them connected during the COVID-19 lockdown is being highlighted this week by the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ team behind Care Companion, an online tool that has been supporting over 300 carers in Coventry and Warwickshire.

Building connections between GP practices and local parkrun events could help to improve the health and wellbeing of patients and staff, finds a new study by the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½.

The majority of women’s healthcare units in the UK, including services such as maternity and gynaecological cancers, have adapted well to the initial COVID-19 outbreak, according to a new survey by ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ researchers.