—— sir simon stevens. does transpire? -- sir simon stevens-_ does transpire?tevens. those close to him would argue that leaving at _ stevens. those close to him would argue that leaving at the _ stevens. those close to him would argue that leaving at the end - stevens. those close to him would argue that leaving at the end of. argue that leaving at the end of july is when the government's offer for every adult in the uk to have been offered a first dose will have actually been carried out. we will have to see if that happens, but you could argue it is a reasonable time to be moving on with the population at the least having had a first dose, second doses would still be needed at that stage when a certain number of people. and at the summary time when generally the virus has not spread so rapidly. it gives the new leadership time to prepare for the third way. and i suppose there is no perfect time to leave any situation like this, but generally speaking, it would be argued that yes, there will be some sort of surge in cases, but hospitals have had an expense of

in the times which wasn't so much more upbeat which quotes sir david nicholson's successors or simon stevensly successful vaccination programme and we can apply that thinking that we go to the most vulnerable, the most frail, and be up by some preventative medicine early on. and we can use that to treat things like cancer and heart conditions and strokes and get the people before they get really, really sick. so while the story in the times and so upbeat, this story is very pessimistic about the future for the nhs because of these massive waiting lists and backlogs for a whole range of treatments. lt shows the way the papers go, isn't it present because the times as he was saying, sir simon stevens is saying the successful vaccination programme across the uk will be a blueprint for the future of the health service. while talking on vaccinations let's look at the ft, jason. astrazeneca and these blood clots, talk us through this because seven people have died and of course it is an absolute tragedy for the families of all those people. they have died from these blood clots but 18 million peop

simon stevens is saying that health workers will in the future seek out the most vulnerable to help themhe principle of the vaccination programme which started with the older is, the most vulnerable people vaccinated those people 1st. and then worked its way down the priority list. in future simon says the nhs is going to apply the same principles to trying to treat cancer, heart disease, strokes. and there some lovely touches in this story. for instance, they're going to tell gps when people are too frail to put their rubbish out so the gps can kind of check up on their patients and give them any preventative medicine that they might need fence doctors are going to go through those medical records to find those who are most at risk for heart attack was up he missed a cancer screening, then counsellors will actually call you “p counsellors will actually call you up and make sure that you do go. there's a really nice quote here from sir simon, he says vaccinating 30 million people have under the worst of circumstances shown the nhs at its best. and it's that kind of spirit i think that he

sir simon stevens has one people to take the easing of coronavirus restrictions one step at a time.fections has fallen in england and scotland, but it's not clear whether they're rising or falling and scotland, but it's not clear whether they're rising orfalling in wales and northern ireland. hugh pym reports. you only have to look across the channel to the very high covid pressures in france and other parts of the continent right now to realise that we mustn't squander the huge progress that we made. the head of nhs england — huge progress that we made. the head of nhs england is— huge progress that we made. the head of nhs england is looking _ huge progress that we made. the head of nhs england is looking ahead - huge progress that we made. the head of nhs england is looking ahead and i of nhs england is looking ahead and believes that useful lessons have been learned during the pandemic. the way in which the nhs has mobilised not only the vaccination campaign, but also hospitals working together to make sure patients get the intensive care they needed, better working for with com

the head of nhs england, sir simon stevens, has warned people to take the easing of coronavirus restrictionsnder the progress made on beating the virus. the latest survey from the office for national statistics has found the number of infections has fallen in england and scotland, but it's not clear whether they're rising orfalling in wales and northern ireland. our health editor hugh pym has more. as people enjoy time outdoors, there's more encouraging news from the latest ons survey — in much of the uk, cases haven't gone up, even with schools open. but there's a warning ahead of the easter weekend that people should stick to the rules. you only have to look across the channel, to the very high covid pressures in france and other parts of the continent right now, to realise that we mustn't squander the huge progress that we've made. the head of nhs england is now looking ahead and believes useful lessons have been learned during the pandemic. the way in which the nhs has mobilised, not only for the successful vaccination campaign, but also hospitals working together to make sure that patie

one of the key players in the vaccine programmes is simon stevens, the head of nhs england, who has announcedbe the date when the government says all adults in the uk will have been offered a dose. sir simon had wanted to leave earlier but stayed on to lead nhs england through the pandemic. matt hancock is the lower stage for jabs among the general public in england. it won't be long before younger people are offered a first dose. hugh pym, bbc news. now let's look at some more government figures on coronavirus, which show there were just under 2,500 new infections in the latest 24—hour period, which means an average of 2,259 new cases per day in the last week. there are 1,553 people in hospital with coronavirus. 22 deaths were recorded in the last 2a hours. that's people who'd had a positive covid—i9 test within the previous 28 days. the average number of deaths per day in the past week is also 22. the total number of uk deaths is now 127,502. 0n vaccinations, a total of more than 3a million people have now had their firstjab, and the number who've had their second jab is more than ia millio

the head of nhs england, sir simon stevens, has warned people to take the easing of coronavirus restrictrions the virus. the latest survey from the office for national statistics has found the number of infections has fallen in england and scotland, but it's not clear whether they are rising or falling in wales and northern ireland. our health editor hugh pym reports. out in the sunshine and enjoying new freedoms in england this week to see friends and family outdoors. but there is a warning ahead of the easter weekend that meeting people within the rules was fine, but not to go further. you only have to look across the channel, to the very high covid pressures in france and other parts of the continent right now, to realise that we mustn't squander the huge progress that we've made. the head of nhs england is now looking ahead and believes useful lessons have been learned during the pandemic. the way in which the nhs has mobilised, not only for the successful vaccination campaign, but also hospitals working together to make sure that patients get the intensive care they needed, better workin

the head of nhs england, sir simon stevens, is to leave his post at the end ofjuly.. he had told the nhs england board last year that he wanted to leave this summer. he had intended to step down sooner. it is usually a seven—year term, down sooner. it is usually a seven—yearterm, but down sooner. it is usually a seven—year term, but he agreed to stay on through the winter and into this year so that he could see the vaccination roll—out through. and had the nhs response to the pandemic. obviously in charge of the national health service at a time of extraordinary pressure. he began the role in 2014, but now it is time to step down. the headlines on bbc news... borisjohnson insists he will comply with any investigation into the funding of renovations, for his downing street flat — but dismisses concerns. leaseholders may still have to foot the bill to remove dangerous cladding from buildings, as new fire safety rules after the grenfell tragedy become law. burying more dead in india, as the rampant covid outbreak prompts further offers of help, from the international co