GPs have been advised to order a PCR test for patients who have returned from a number of African countries in the past 10 days, and isolate them in a side room ‘if possible’.

29 November 2021

Guidance on vaccinating individuals undergoing steroid treatments This information is sourced from: ARMA, Versus Arthritis, Specialist Pharmacy Service (SPS), The Green Book Chapter 14a and the British Society for Rheumatology It is safe to have the Covid-19 vaccine alongside steroid exposure, but the patient may not mount such a good immune response.

29 November 2021

England GPs have called for NHS England to ‘guarantee funding security’ for GP practices until the end of March.

26 November 2021

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