GPs given until end of next month to sign up to 50p/patient long Covid ES

GP practices will have until 31 July to sign up to the new long Covid enhanced service (ES), which will pay just under 50p per registered patient.

21 June 2021

‘Final push’ as all adults in England now eligible for Covid vaccination

All adults in England are now eligible to book a Covid vaccination appointment, the NHS has announced.

17 June 2021

Latest GP appointment figures show ‘immense’ strain practices are under

GP practices in England carried out 31.

17 June 2021

Spread among young people drives 50% rise in Covid infections

Covid infections are now doubling every 11 days in England, driven by infections in younger age groups, the latest findings from the REACT-1 study show.

17 June 2021

Patients to be offered health checks during flu and Covid vaccination from autumn

Patients dropping in for flu and top-up Covid vaccinations this autumn will be offered a health check at the same time, NHS England has announced.

16 June 2021

NHS England to commission long Covid GP enhanced service

GPs will be funded to treat patients suffering with long Covid via a new enhanced service worth £30m, NHS England has announced.

15 June 2021

GPs to be able to refer children and young people to specialist long Covid clinics

GPs will soon be able to refer children and young people to new long Covid clinics as the specialist services are expanded.

15 June 2021

Evidence on Covid in children

11 June 2021

Over-25s become eligible as teen Covid jab decision expected within ‘weeks’

Patients under 30 will start to become eligible for Covid vaccination from tomorrow, starting with those aged 25-29, NHS England has announced.

07 June 2021

Rising number of patients living with long Covid symptoms for many months

Long Covid is still affecting about a million people in the UK, with the number of patients living with symptoms for many months on the rise, the llatest Office for National Statistics data have shown.

07 June 2021