Victoria Macdonald , Health and Social Care Editor
Victoria Macdonald is Health and Social Care Editor at Channel 4 News.
Victoria Macdonald is an award-winning journalist, who has been covering health and social care issues for Channel 4 News since 1999.
She reports on changes in the NHS - the reforms and the politics - whether it is in hospitals or in the community or, indeed in Westminster.
She closely follows the care system and how it impacts on the elderly and those with disabilities as well as investigating issues, including mental health, HIV/Aids and TB, and child health.
Victoria is originally from New Zealand and worked for the Sunday Telegraph before joining Channel 4 News.
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Covid: No need to cancel Christmas party, says Boris Johnson
As more cases of the Omicron variant are identified, the government is adamant the vaccine booster programme will “buy the time” needed to assess it.
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More than 50 countries miss WHO vaccination target, raising concerns over vaccine inequality
The UN has said that early evidence shows the global risk from the Omicron variant is “very high”.
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Covid: All adults to be offered booster jabs, as reported Omicron cases in UK reach 11
A booster campaign “on steroids”. That’s the government’s first line of defence against the Omicron variant as more cases are confirmed in the UK.
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White Helmets left to fight Covid in war-ravaged Syria
If Covid fears have ramped up again in this country, in some parts of the world the older variants are still wreaking havoc.
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NHS worker stabbed at south London Hospital
Channel 4 News can reveal that a NHS worker was stabbed by a patient in a south London hospital’s emergency department this week.
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Long Covid: Sick and suffering face long wait for help
More than a million people in the UK are thought to have long Covid, their symptoms ranging from fatigue to breathlessness to joint pain, to name just a few.
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Covid: Austria lockdown begins as protests hit European cities
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has condemned the violent clashes across the country over lockdown restrictions, describing the rioters as “idiots”.
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‘Serious failings’ in sickle cell care, say MPs
A new report by an all-party parliamentary group has found “serious failings” in the treatment of people with sickle cell disease.
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Covid: Over-40s offered booster jabs
Anyone over the age of 40 will now be able to get a third dose of the Covid vaccine. It’s after the Health Security Agency said that having the booster cuts the risk of infection by more than 90%.
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NHS waiting list hits record high in England
More than five million people in England were waiting for NHS treatment to begin in September, that’s the highest number since records began in 2007.
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Covid: Mandatory jabs for frontline NHS England staff
All frontline NHS staff and social care workers in England will be required to have Covid vaccines by next April to keep their jobs, as the health secretary said it was crucial to “avoid preventable harm”.
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AI system able to detect eye disorders in seconds may revolutionise treatment
Dry AMD or macular degeneration is a common and incurable eye disorder affecting tens of thousands of people over 50.
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New global index ranks countries’ efforts to tackle drug use
A new consortium of drug policy, civil society and community organisations has developed a data index which ranks countries according to how well they’re dealing with the problem
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Covid cases top 52,000 as Boris Johnson rejects calls to reimpose restrictions
The government has promised an “advertising blitz” to urge people who are eligible for a Covid booster jab to get one straight away, as Boris Johnson insisted there was no need to introduce further restrictions.
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Inside a UK hospital ‘nearly 99% full’ amid Covid fears
In England, the government is under increasing pressure to bring in Plan B – back to masks, social distancing and working from home.
