Exclusive Public Health England (PHE) will update its guidance to reflect new advice that over-16s with underlying health conditions should be vaccinated against Covid-19, Pulse has learned.

03 December 2020

Only ‘hospital hubs’ will be able to administer the Pfizer Covid vaccine in the first instance, the Department of Health and Social Care has said.

02 December 2020

GPs will be prioritised for Covid vaccination based on their personal risk level, exposure and amount of contact with vulnerable people, the Government’s vaccines advisory body has said.

02 December 2020

It ‘will not be possible’ to vaccinate care home residents with the Pfizer Covid vaccine due to practical constraints, the Welsh Government has said.

02 December 2020

GPs could start vaccinating patients within the next two weeks after the medicines regulator approved the vaccine developed by Pfizer.

02 December 2020

Different types of Covid vaccines can be used interchangeably if giving two doses of the same version is not possible, Public Health England (PHE) has said.

30 November 2020

After the toughest year ever for general practice, Nicola Merrifield reflects on how GPs have stood up to be counted This year’s battle with Covid-19, has meant GPs have had to be more dedicated and adaptable than ever.

27 November 2020

GPs will use pharmacy IT platforms Pinnacle and Sonar to record Covid vaccinations under the new enhanced service, until their own IT systems have been modified.

27 November 2020

The first definition of the longer-term effects of Covid-19 has been published as new clinics are set up across England to receive GP referrals, finds Nicola Merrifield More than two-thirds of GPs are thought to have looked after at least one patient with ‘long Covid’ but until recently it was never fully defined.

26 November 2020

GPs will not begin delivery of Covid vaccinations on the 1 December and can use designated sites to give patients aged 50-64 flu jabs next week to ‘test arrangements’, NHS England has said.

25 November 2020