Columnist Dr Zoe Rog reflects on how working harder and longer takes the joy out of being a doctor The sun was out, the birds were singing, and the trees were in blossom.

27 June 2023

The number of people getting the flu vaccine has declined slightly after two bumper years of uptake, the latest figures show.

09 June 2023

Plans for this year’s seasonal flu vaccination campaign have been set out by NHS England, with further guidance on any Covid-19 vaccination programme to follow.

25 May 2023

The uptake of adolescent vaccines has fallen in the last year, leaving many young people unprotected from life threatening diseases, the UK Health Security Agency has warned.

24 April 2023

Workload around vaccine delivery ‘fell purely onto general practice’ in the past decade due to the fragmentation of the NHS, a group of MPs has been told.

18 April 2023

NHS England has clarified that GP systems do include codes to exception report in specific circumstances for childhood immunisations QOF indicators, despite the contract stating otherwise.

14 April 2023

Children aged 6 months to four years will be eligible for a Covid vaccine for the first time if they are in a clinically vulnerable category.

06 April 2023

All PCR Covid testing outside NHS settings has ended as of this month, alongside routine asymptomatic testing of patients and staff across all parts of health and social care.

04 April 2023

A polio vaccine catch-up campaign will be launched in London during the summer term, say public officials, because uptake in some boroughs is still too low.

23 March 2023

The former health secretary’s plans in October 2021 caused shockwaves among the profession.

10 March 2023