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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AstraZeneca vaccine may reduce Covid transmission by 67%
There has been some encouraging news today on the vaccines front.
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Vaccine offered to every older resident at eligible care homes in England
But concerns remain over how many staff in England still need to be vaccinated.
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EU and AstraZeneca in Covid vaccines row
This is what the latest government figures covering the last 24 hours show. A further 1,725 people have sadly died, bringing the official UK total to 101,887. There have been more than 25,000 new cases. More than 311,000 people received their first dose of the vaccine yesterday, meaning more than 7.1 million people have now…
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Johnson ‘deeply sorry’ as UK Covid deaths exceed 100,000
Boris Johnson has given a personal apology for the 100,000 lives lost to Covid in the UK.
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Paramedic’s frustrations and fears working on Covid frontline
We’ve been hearing from one paramedic in South Wales about a life of frustrations and fear, and dealing with a deadly virus that, even now, many people don’t take seriously.
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Covid patients monitored at home using app
With hospital wards brimming to full, the NHS is piloting a new virtual scheme that monitors patients from home.
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‘The beds aren’t even getting cold’: Inside a London hospital full with Covid patients
Ealing Hospital is just one of hundreds across the country buckling under the weight of new admissions.
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‘These hospitals are brimming to full’
The prime minister has announced that the variant of the Covid virus which has become widespread in the UK may be more deadly.
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Calls grow for UK government to give people the second vaccine dose quicker
“We are giving 200 vaccinations every minute,” Matt Hancock told MPs, as latest figures showed around two million people got their first dose in the last week – hitting the government’s target. But new evidence on infections in care homes, where residents have had their jab, has increased concerns over the decision to delay the…
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Hospitals under intense pressure as vaccinations pass four million mark
Although vaccination numbers are rising sharply, hospitals remain under intense pressure. The number of patients with coronavirus in UK hospitals is the highest that it’s been throughout the pandemic.
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UK bans all arrivals from South America over new Covid variant
There have been new bans on travellers to the UK announced tonight.
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UK’s hospitals struggling to cope, as MILLIONS wait for treatment
The waiting list in England now stands at almost 4.5 million people, as doctors warn that the challenge facing the NHS is “truly daunting”.
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UK reports record number of daily Covid deaths
The latest 24-hourly figures show tragically 1,564 deaths with Covid – the highest yet announced.
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How long will it take for vaccinations to reduce deaths?
How soon can we expect the mass vaccinations to begin driving down the numbers of people dying with the virus?
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UK excess deaths highest since war due to Covid
This pandemic is the biggest health emergency this country has faced since the Second World War.
