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GPs are still required to alert Public Health England (PHE) of any ‘suspected’ cases of coronavirus, the Government has confirmed.
22 May 2020
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20 May 2020
An 11th GP has died with coronavirus (Covid-19), his family has told Pulse.
19 May 2020
18 May 2020
BMA Council chair Dr Chaand Nagpaul, a GP in North London, has backed teachers who say it is ‘too soon’ to start re-opening schools in England from 1 June.
15 May 2020
Over a quarter of the patients who died with coronavirus (Covid-19) in England had diabetes, official figures have revealed.
14 May 2020
The number of coronavirus (Covid-19) deaths in care homes across England, Wales and Scotland is reducing, but in Northern Ireland continues to rise, according to official data.
12 May 2020
GP practices will likely be contending with new workload in light of the Government’s announcement it is easing the coronavirus lockdown in England, the BMA’s GP Committee has warned.
11 May 2020
Type IIR surgical face masks, recommended for general practice during the Covid-19 pandemic, can be replaced by higher-grade FFP2 respirators without being fit tested in non-surgical settings, PHE has said in new guidance.
07 May 2020