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Shielding programme pause set to go ahead except in high-risk areas

The planned pause of the Covid-19 shielding programme will still go ahead tomorrow, despite the Government halting some other lockdown easing measures that had been planned for this weekend.

31 July 2020

NHS bureaucracy ‘will not be coming back’, pledges health secretary

Bureaucracy that was removed from the NHS due to Covid-19 will not return, health secretary Matt Hancock has promised.

30 July 2020

Patients to be encouraged to pre-book A&E appointments by December

NHS England wants patients to book into a slot via NHS 111 before attending A&E this winter, but will not stop patients from turning up without calling ahead.

28 July 2020

New assessment for prospective GPs to come in from 2024/25

UK medical schools have reached agreement with the GMC to implement the new Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA), one year later than previously planned.

27 July 2020

Government wants new obesity indicators added to QOF by next year

NICE recommendations for GPs to refer a quarter of all patients for weight management services could become a reality by next year.

27 July 2020

Wales moving to nationwide rollout of call-before-you-walk A&Es

The Welsh Government has said it wants to roll out a call-before-you-walk A&E model across the country.

22 July 2020