Posts Tagged ‘covid’
Islington Council staff recognised for Covid work in Queen’s Birthday honours
Tina Jegede receives MBE and Oliur Rahman a BEM
Read MoreIslington sees ‘dramatic reduction’ in Covid cases – but planning is underway to tackle any future rise
Islington’s public health chief brings welcome news, but advises people meeting indoors to keep windows open
Read MoreGovernment’s decision to scrap free Covid tests shows ‘willingness to sacrifice lives’, says councillor
Community safety boss Cllr Sue Lukes says her reaction to the move was ‘one of horror’
Read More‘Think carefully about festive plans’, Islington’s health chief urges residents
Jonathan O’Sullivan presses people to get their jabs, saying ‘every dose gives you some protection’
Read MoreBusiness Design Centre to become vaccination hub for second time as booster drive continues
The historic venue will be open for walk-ins and appointments from 18 December until 10 January
Read More‘Let’s support one another’: Islington health champion urges vigilance to avoid winter of rising Covid deaths
Oliur Rahman was laughed at when handing out masks at the start of the pandemic – now he’s one of an army of volunteers still helping to fight the spread
Read MoreAround 38,000 Islington residents at risk of depression caused by the pandemic, council report finds
Health scrutiny probe finds that fears of contracting the virus and worries about health and jobs have affected many people
Read MoreIslington ‘particularly vulnerable’ to Covid with vaccinations slowing down, warns public health boss
Jonathan O’Sullivan said hundreds rather than thousands were getting their first jabs every week in September
Read MoreWhittington Hospital’s £21m Covid response contributes to its ‘biggest annual spend in a decade’
‘We’re not out of the woods yet,’ finance chief warns as staff prepare for a challenging winter
Read MoreCouncil call-handling for housing issues improves after ‘extreme concern’ over missed targets
In July 2020, half of housing calls went unanswered – far more than the expected 20 per cent – as the pandemic sparked a surge in demand
Read More‘Large increase’ in young people stopped with prescription drugs in Islington
‘Significant concern’ at Town Hall that youngsters appear to be both taking and dealing the drugs
Read MoreTown Hall staff carried out essential housing repairs ‘even if residents had Covid’, councillors told
Building team praised for trusting their training and PPE and ‘doing those jobs without any complaints’
Read MoreTown Hall’s Covid costs could reach £22.7m this year, early forecast shows
Council predicts £200k overspend even with government grants factored in
Read MoreCouncil to cut down on agency fees as staff bills rise during pandemic
Lateral flow tests for its employees have cost the Town Hall almost half a million pounds
Read MoreIslington apprentice shortlisted for two awards opens up about mental health and working through the pandemic
Molly Edlin talks to the Citizen after her nomination for best contribution by an apprentice in the London Councils awards
Read MoreResidents urged to encourage friends to get vaccinated as take-up drops
Community safety boss calls for ‘big push’ after raising concerns over low number of Black people having the jab
Read MoreTwo people hospitalised despite being double-jabbed during recent rise in local Covid cases
Islington’s public health director says some cases can be tracked to Euro 2020 football matches
Read MoreLocal puppet theatre ‘disheartened’ by Covid delays but ploughs on with summer line-up
Little Angel Theatre is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year
Read MoreLocal rise in infections ‘particularly concerning’, says public health boss
Cases ‘roughly doubled’ in the week to 4 June
Read MoreTown Hall hits out at government ‘failures’ in its Covid exit strategy for schools
Report says lack of Covid funding for councils and schools is a ‘savage indictment of so-called levelling-up policies’
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