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Symptomatic Covid cases rise by nearly 50% in one week

There has been a dramatic increase in Covid cases in the past week according to data collected through the ZOE app.

17 March 2022

GP QOF system should be scrapped, says RCGP chair

The QOF system for GP payments should be scrapped, RCGP chair Professor Martin Marshall has said.

15 March 2022

More than half of GPs do not think they should be ‘main providers’ of Covid jabs

Exclusive GPs should not be the ‘main providers’ of Covid vaccinations, according to more than half of GPs responding to a major Pulse survey.

15 March 2022

GP vaccine sites offering ‘value for money’ to continue Covid jabs until September

GP-led Covid vaccination sites will be able to continue delivering jabs until September if they have ‘sufficient capacity’, NHS England has said.

14 March 2022

Back to the future

We should look ahead and give PCNs the space to innovate for their local populations, says Victoria Vaughan Winter draws to a close.

14 March 2022

NHS issues guidance for GPs treating people fleeing Ukraine war

Updated guidance on providing healthcare to people coming from Ukraine has been issued to GPs along with a reminder that proof of ID is not needed to register with a practice.

11 March 2022

Rise in Covid infections among over-55s ‘concerning’, say experts

Covid infections remain high with one in 35 people infected in England, say researchers who did random sampling in February.

10 March 2022

Pulse Q&A with Northern Ireland health minister: ‘GP model not offering work-life balance’

In our interview with health minister Robin Swann, Caitlin Tilley learns there is ‘less antagonism’ between GPs and other doctors in Northern Ireland There have been a lot of practice closures in areas of Northern Ireland such as Fermanagh.

09 March 2022

Free flu jabs scrapped for 50-64s as expanded campaign returns to normal

The annual flu vaccination campaign is to return to normal after two years of expanded cohorts, NHS England has confirmed.

04 March 2022

Joining the dots

Despite the lack of detail PCNs are figuring out what will be required of them when the specifications are ramped up in April.

03 March 2022