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Antibody study suggests 12% of GPs may have had Covid-19

Patient-facing health and care workers are most likely to have Covid-19 antibodies, researchers have found.

17 August 2020

Treasury sets aside £3 per patient for GP Covid support fund

Exclusive The Treasury has set aside an average of £3 per patient to reimburse GP practices for expenses incurred for three months during the coronavirus pandemic, Pulse has learned.

17 August 2020

Government launches second trial of NHS Covid-19 contact tracing app

The NHS Test and Trace app has been relaunched in England, with public trials starting on the Isle of Wight yesterday, the Government has announced.

14 August 2020

Fifth of GPs have had Covid-19, finds new survey

Around a fifth of GPs have either had Covid-19 or suspect they may have contracted the virus, according to a new survey.

13 August 2020

Asthma patients not at higher risk of Covid-19 complications, research suggests

Patients with asthma do not seem to be at risk from complications associated with being hospitalised with Covid-19 disease, in sharp contrast to other viral infections say French researchers.

11 August 2020

Local authorities to take greater role in Covid-19 contact tracing

The Government has announced an overhaul of the NHS Test and Trace programme, which will see local authorities take a greater role in contact tracing.

10 August 2020

First results from Government antibody trial show 7% have had Covid-19

Seven per cent of the UK population had been infected with Covid-19 by May/June, according to a major Government study.

10 August 2020

NHSE ‘not expecting’ all GP practices to need funding for Covid care home service

NHS England has said it does not expect all GP practices to need additional funding for support they have provided to care homes during the pandemic.

07 August 2020

‘Nearly two-thirds’ of NHS workers ‘may have had Covid-19 in spring’

A large proportion of healthcare workers in England may have been infected with Covid-19 between mid-February and mid-April, researchers have said.

06 August 2020