GP pressures: ‘Everyone is exhausted and we don’t have a lot more to give’

GPs facing tough Christmas amid the drive to boost the nation’s immunity to Omicron.

20 December 2021

PCNs given flexibility to move Covid-19 vaccine stocks to individual GP practices

PCNs have been granted greater flexibility to move Covid-19 vaccines to individual GP practices to increase the chance of ‘opportunistic uptake’.

20 December 2021

GPs asked to have ‘conversations’ with vaccine-hesitant care home residents

GPs are being asked to do additional visits to care homes to boost Covid-19 vaccination uptake in in the most vulnerable.

20 December 2021

GPs to be paid £20 per Covid jab over Christmas and New Year

GP vaccination centres will be paid an enhanced fee of £20 per Covid jab between 25 December and 3 January, in a bid to support them to ‘set up additional clinics’.

17 December 2021

Pregnant women should be prioritised for Covid vaccine, says JCVI

Pregnant women have been added as a Covid clinical risk group, making them a priority for vaccination.

16 December 2021

Public urged to ‘be patient’ with GPs during vaccination drive

NHS England’s director of primary care has asked the public to ‘be patient’ with GPs while they focus on Covid vaccinations over the coming weeks.

16 December 2021

GPs to deliver second Covid jabs for 12-15s from next week

GP-led vaccination sites that are signed up to the national booking system should start delivering second jabs to 12-15s no later than Monday, NHS England has said.

15 December 2021

MHRA rules 15-minute observation requirement can be lifted temporarily

The requirement for patients to stay for a 15-minute observation after mRNA Covid vaccination can be lifted on a temporary basis during the ‘Omicron emergency response’, the UK medicines regulator has said.

14 December 2021