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PHE: GPs should consider child immunisation catch-up campaign

GPs should consider catch-up plans for children who have missed immunisations due to the pandemic, Public Health England (PHE) has said.

06 January 2021

Why we decided to honour our second dose appointments

The last few weeks have been another ‘CoronaCoaster’.

05 January 2021

GPs to be paid after each vaccine dose to avoid ‘unreasonable’ delay

GP practices delivering the Covid vaccine are to be paid after each dose rather than after completion of both doses, NHS England has said.

05 January 2021

Previews of the Year – 2021

DR PETE DEVESON: As I sit writing my annual prediction column, I find myself imbued with an entirely unfamiliar emotion: hope.

04 January 2021

Despite everything, we have reason to hope

In March, I didn’t have the heart to contradict friends who thought we would be back to ‘normal’ by the end of 2020.

04 January 2021

GPs to vaccinate all care home residents by end of January

GPs must ensure they vaccinate every care home resident in their local area by the end of January, the Government has said.

04 January 2021

GPs to start delivering ‘bulk’ of existing Oxford vaccine supplies this week

GPs are to start delivering the ‘bulk’ of as yet existing Oxford vaccine doses from this week, the Government has said.

04 January 2021

Review of the year: The antisocial networks

Primary care networks (PCNs) were announced almost two years ago now, as part of the 2019/20 contract for general practice.

02 January 2021

Review of the year: Remember the recruitment problems?

Pulse’s end-of-year newsletters wouldn’t be the same without making mention of workforce numbers and recruitment.

26 December 2020

NHS England injects £120k per region to set up ‘flexible’ GP staffing banks

Salaried and locum GPs are to be recruited into new flexible staffing ‘pools’ that will be set up with £120,000 of funding in each region, NHS England has said.

23 December 2020