Dr Katie Musgrave compares the veterinary system to general practice to reflect on the systematic replacement of GPs My best friend from primary school was the daughter of a vet.

29 July 2024

The UK is switching to a different pertussis vaccine for pregnant women following advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.

02 July 2024

Vaccine uptake in babies in the UK is continuing to fall for most immunisations, the latest public health figures show.

01 July 2024

NHS England has told GP practices to plan for an ‘early October’ start to the Covid-19 autumn vaccination programme, in a letter published yesterday.

31 May 2024

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) have a much higher risk of being hospitalised and dying from Covid despite being more likely to be vaccinated, UK research suggests.

21 May 2024

The Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine is being withdrawn after three billion doses, as demand shifts to newer vaccines that can be more easily updated to target new variants.

10 May 2024

Uptake of childhood vaccinations in England remains too low, say public health experts responding to the latest quarterly data.

02 April 2024

We have traditionally worked in silos in the public sector, rarely considering or even having time to trial working with our colleagues in other areas.

20 February 2024

The BMA’s GP Committee has called for a measles vaccination enhanced service to cover currently ‘unresourced’ work associated with the measles outbreak.

13 February 2024

People not having all their recommended doses of Covid vaccine led to thousands of unnecessary deaths and severe outcomes, researchers have found.

16 January 2024