GPs and practice staff must isolate for 10 days if close contact of Omicron Covid case

GPs and practice staff are not exempt from self-isolation if they are a close contact of a ‘suspected or confirmed’ Omicron Covid case, new Government guidance has said.

10 December 2021

Covid-19 antivirals to be rolled out nationwide through GP hubs

Thousands of vulnerable patients in the UK will now have access to Covid-19 antiviral treatments in the community through GP hubs, the Government has announced.

09 December 2021

Pfizer booster dose ‘neutralises’ Omicron Covid variant, early studies suggest

A third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine has been found to ‘neutralise’ the Omicron variant in preliminary laboratory studies.

08 December 2021

‘At least’ 93% of GP practices take up long Covid enhanced service

‘At least’ 93% of GP practices have signed up to deliver the long Covid enhanced service, NHS England has said.

07 December 2021

CQC to inspect whether patient-facing GP staff have had Covid vaccination

CQC will inspect GP practices on compliance with five different new points related to mandatory staff Covid vaccination from April.

07 December 2021

GPs urged to promote Covid vaccination at every contact with pregnant women

GPs and other healthcare professionals are being urged to advise of the benefits of Covid-19 vaccination at every contact with pregnant women as well as those trying to have a baby.

06 December 2021

GPs to get £15/jab as all adults to be offered Covid booster by 31 January

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a target for the NHS to give booster Covid jabs to all over-18s within two months.

30 November 2021

Omicron: Calls for GPs to be freed up to speed up Covid booster jab campaign

GPs should be freed up to focus on speeding up the Covid booster jab campaign in response to the new Omicron variant of concern, GP leaders have said.

29 November 2021