The RCGP is set to make around 30 staff redundant, citing the impact of Covid-19, it has announced.

29 September 2020

Very few people who develop symptoms of Covid-19 are following rules on self-isolation despite having good intentions, a large Government-funded survey done by King’s College London has found.

28 September 2020

GPs using the new NHS Covid-19 app, which launched today, should turn off its tracing function while in PPE as this means they are ‘highly unlikely’ to catch the virus.

24 September 2020

The Government’s delayed Covid-tracing app is finally launching in England and Wales tomorrow, with GP practices able to display a QR code for patients to check in on a voluntary basis.

23 September 2020

People who are clinically extremely vulnerable to Covid-19 do not need to resume shielding despite the current rise in cases in England, the Prime Minister has said.

22 September 2020

GPs could be delivering a Covid-19 vaccine programme before next summer, as Government experts set out their first time-frame for ‘promising’ late-stage trials.

21 September 2020

Schools concerned about coronavirus are demanding GP notes from parents to say children can attend with common respiratory tract infections such as sore throats, GPs have claimed.

16 September 2020

The UK governments should act now to bring Covid-19 to ‘near elimination’ to avoid a longer lockdown down the line, the BMA has said.

16 September 2020

A second peak of Covid-19 infections is likely or very likely in the next six months, according to doctors and medical students surveyed by the BMA in the run-up to tomorrow’s Annual Representative Meeting.

14 September 2020

Coronavirus rates in England are doubling every seven to eight days, as the reproduction (R) number is now above 1.

11 September 2020