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Vaccinated GPs will no longer need to isolate if in contact with Covid case

Fully-vaccinated people who are identified as close contacts of someone with Covid-19 will no longer be required to self-isolate from 16 August, the Government has announced.

06 July 2021

Legal requirement to wear face masks to end when Covid restrictions lifted, says PM

It will no longer be a legal requirement for patients to wear face masks in any setting, the Prime Minister announced today.

05 July 2021

Covid vaccine resources for patients

A list of resources including where to find providers of private covid tests and how the check vaccination status This information is sourced from PHE, RCOG, British Fertility Society and ARCS.

02 July 2021

Covid booster programme to be in two stages from September under interim JCVI advice

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended a two-stage Covid vaccine programme starting in September, to take place alongside flu vaccinations.

30 June 2021

Shielding list to inform booster Covid jab prioritisation, NHS England suggests

The cohorts prioritised for the planned Covid booster jab programme may be based on the list of patients advised to shield, NHS England has indicated.

29 June 2021

Co-administration of flu and Covid jab ‘very likely’ for booster scheme, says NHSE chief

The planned Covid-19 vaccine booster programme later this year will ‘very likely’ involve giving the vaccine at the same time as the flu jab, NHS England’s chief executive has said.

24 June 2021

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