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A new Covid inquiry is to gather evidence from GPs on the Government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, including its provision of PPE and testing, Pulse has learned.
08 October 2020
Exclusive GPs across London have been told that patients who have already taken blood tests may need to re-take them, following supply issues exclusively revealed by Pulse yesterday.
07 October 2020
GPs are set to staff specialist clinics to diagnose and treat patients with ‘long Covid’ across England, backed by £10m of local funding, NHS England has said.
07 October 2020
Exclusive GP practices have been told that laboratories can only carry out the most ‘urgent’ testing for a range of conditions including HIV, heart disease and prostate cancer.
06 October 2020
Public Health England (PHE) discovered a ‘technical issue’ on Friday evening that meant 15,841 positive coronavirus test results were not included in the reported daily cases over the previous eight days.
05 October 2020
GPs will get access to dedicated advice for how to treat patients suffering with the long-term effects of Covid-19.
05 October 2020
GPs will be able to refer patients directly for diagnostic tests at new community diagnostic hubs, NHS England has revealed.
01 October 2020
Advice from a Consultant Neurologist This information is sourced from Dr Michael Zandi, Consultant Neurologist Q.
01 October 2020
GP practices will not cope with a second wave of Covid-19 unless practices receive more funding for costs, more support for staff and a reduction in bureaucracy, the BMA has warned in a new report.
30 September 2020
The NHS’s test and trace system isn’t working.
29 September 2020