A UK trial has been launched to investigate whether people taking long-term immunosuppressant drugs would respond better to Covid vaccination if they temporarily stopped their medicines.

12 November 2021

The Scottish and Welsh Governments have said they currently have ‘no plans’ to introduce mandatory Covid and flu vaccinations for healthcare staff.

10 November 2021

Researchers have pinpointed a gene that doubles the risk of respiratory failure from Covid and which is significantly more common among South Asian patients.

04 November 2021

The average GP practice could lose £15,000 through the new rise in National Insurance Contributions, senior accountants have warned.

28 October 2021

MPs have requested meetings with GPs to discuss access to practices amid the row over face-to-face appointments.

26 October 2021

The Government does not currently plan to introduce new Covid restrictions, despite a sharp rise in case numbers, with the health secretary saying this comes as pressure on the NHS – including GPs – is ‘not unsustainable’.

21 October 2021

GPs could be asked to deliver Covid jabs to healthy 12-15-year-olds if access to primary care is not ‘challenged’ in the area, NHS England has said.

19 October 2021

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18 October 2021

18 October 2021

GPs are to be given access to extra supplies of flu vaccine from the Government’s central stockpiles from next week as part of the drive to achieve higher uptake rates this winter.

13 October 2021