There was a 43% increase in the number of positive Covid-19 cases recorded by NHS Test and Trace in the week from 27 August to 2 September.

10 September 2020

The Government has committed to £210bn in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, having so far spent more than £70bn, the National Audit Office (NAO) has estimated.

09 September 2020

A pilot testing the reliability of a new low-cost saliva Covid test, involving large numbers of GPs and their families, has proved successful, researchers have told Pulse.

09 September 2020

There were at least three times as many suspected cases of Covid-19 during the peak of the pandemic as official figures suggested, with ethnicity playing an even greater role than previously thought, according to a large-scale analysis of GP records.

08 September 2020

GPs working for the Covid-19 telephone hotline can now prescribe drugs to patients using the electronic prescription service (EPS), according to an NHS primary care bulletin.

07 September 2020

Exclusive GPs working for the Covid telephone hotline claim that NHS England is expanding its scope beyond coronavirus without increasing their pay.

04 September 2020

NHS Test and Trace reached an even smaller proportion of identified contacts of people who tested positive for Covid-19 in the last week for which data was published.

03 September 2020

GPs will be paid to identify patients of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and offer education on Covid-19 risks as well as health reviews, under a new locally commissioned service.

03 September 2020

02 September 2020

Pregnant women with Covid-19 are less likely to have symptoms, but more likely to need intensive care, and give birth early, a study has shown.

01 September 2020