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

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

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

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14 December 2021

14 December 2021

Unannounced inspections of GP practices focused on patient access will be postponed for the next three weeks until January 2022, the CQC has said.

14 December 2021

The requirement for patients to stay behind for a 15-minute observation period after their Pfizer or Moderna Covid vaccination could be scrapped in the ‘next few days’.

13 December 2021

Exclusive The Government’s relaxation of the 10-day isolation requirement for contacts of Omicron cases does not apply to GPs and other health and care staff, Pulse has been told.

13 December 2021

The most important face-to-face GP appointment patients will have in the next few weeks will be getting jabbed, Sajid Javid has said.

13 December 2021

Healthy under-18s could see a shorter interval between their first and second Covid jabs if a new variant sparks ‘concern’ about vaccine effectiveness, new guidance has said.

10 December 2021