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09 April 2020
09 April 2020
09 April 2020
GPs are mourning their practice nurse, Alice Kit Tak Ong, who died yesterday after testing positive for coronavirus (Covid-19).
08 April 2020
GPs have been asked to share confidential coronavirus (Covid-19) patient information with the Government, while ensuring they adhere to data protection regulations ‘within reason’.
07 April 2020
GP practices that do not have a ‘hot hub’ within their PCN should set up ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ zones within the practice, NHS England has said.
07 April 2020
NICE has published rapid guidelines on the treatment of patients with severe asthma during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
06 April 2020
Most patients admitted to critical care services with confirmed coronavirus need to be placed on mechanical ventilation within 24 hours, an audit of 196 patients treated in England, Wales and Northern Ireland shows.
03 April 2020
A clinical scoring system being used to assess breathlessness in potential Covid-19 patients ‘is not considered to have the necessary reliability by itself’ and should not be used, the RCGP has warned.
03 April 2020