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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Tory MP tells health secretary to ‘get a grip’ and stop blaming public over Covid testing
The Health Secretary has again said the country’s Covid testing system is being challenged in part because people without symptoms are using up tests.
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PM creates ‘rule of six’ for social gatherings in England to counter second Covid wave
The Prime Minister has outlined new restrictions for England, saying they were vital to curb the new surge of coronavirus cases across the country.
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Critical to get testing system up and running before the winter
Health and social care editor, Victoria Macdonald, discusses the staffing issues around increasing the UK’s testing capacity.
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Local lockdowns imposed as Covid testing system struggles to cope
Just two months after the national lockdown was lifted, it is now illegal for residents in Bolton to mix with people outside their own households, even outdoors.
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School students call for clearer messages from UK government
We spoke to some 17-year-old students from a high school in Bishop’s Stortford.
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Steroids found to reduce risk of death in sickest coronavirus patients
A new study has shown that cheap and easily available steroids can cut the risk of death for seriously ill coronavirus patients by 20 per cent.
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Coronavirus: England’s contact-tracing app begins second trial
NHS Test and Trace has finally begun the second test of its new contact-tracing app in England.
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Covid death toll reduced after recount
The Department of Health says it has concluded its urgent review into how deaths from Covid-19 are calculated in England.
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Boris Johnson has ‘no doubts’ it’s safe for children to go back to school
The government has said that a further 1,148 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in 24 hours – that’s the highest daily figure since June.
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Coronavirus contact tracers to be cut in England
Thousands of NHS test-and-trace staff will lose their jobs by the end of August. The remaining 12,000 staff will work alongside local public health teams to reach people who may be infected.
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Study aims to find why some people with coronavirus are more susceptible to serious illness
A new study is investigating the effect of conditions like obesity and diabetes in an effort to find out why some people get so ill from coronavirus – while others barely have symptoms.
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Warning over impact of coronavirus on young people’s mental health
We all know the terrible cost to life from the virus, but it has also taken a significant toll on people’s mental health.
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Meet the woman who spent 112 days in ICU with Covid-19
The UK has recorded 79 deaths with coronavirus today, taking the total number of deaths to 45,501. One of those lucky to be alive is Marilyn Duncan.
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Blackburn coronavirus spike causing most concern
According to Public Health England, the number of UK coronavirus deaths has risen by 11 in the last 24 hours to a total of 45,312, while there have been no new deaths recorded in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales. The number of confirmed Covid cases in the UK remains low but there continues to be…
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Oxford coronavirus vaccine triggers immune response and appears safe
Phase one of Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine trials shows it appears to be safe and generates a strong immune response.
