Patients clinically extremely vulnerable to Covid-19 should continue to shield even after being fully vaccinated against the virus, the Department of Health and Social Care has said.

08 January 2021

GPs should recall patients who were unable to have the Pfizer vaccine due to allergies to receive the Oxford vaccine instead, NHS England has said.

08 January 2021

NHS England has set out a range of measures in a bid to address GP workload in the coming months, including the suspension of local enhanced services and QOF income protection.

07 January 2021

GPs should continue delivering services ‘as normal’ while a review into guidance on how to prioritise Covid vaccinations and manage pressures is ongoing, NHS England has said.

07 January 2021

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

The last few weeks have been another ‘CoronaCoaster’.

05 January 2021

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

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

04 January 2021

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

04 January 2021