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GPs who are close contacts of Omicron cases no longer need to isolate

Fully vaccinated GPs and practice staff no longer need to isolate for 10 days if they are a close contact of an Omicron Covid case, the Government has said.

16 December 2021

GPs advised on managing rare cases of post-vaccine heart inflammation

Clinical guidance on detecting and managing rare cases of heart inflammation in children after Covid-19 vaccination has been issued by the UK Health Security Agency and RCGP.

02 December 2021

Winter is coming

Emma Wilkinson looks at the factors that could make the winter ahead the worst ever for the NHS This winter will be ‘like no other’.

29 September 2021

The shortlist for GP of the Year

Allie Anderson runs through the nominees for the biggest award in general practice The past year has been incredibly tough for GPs.

08 September 2021

What GPs need to know about isolation and social distancing during the pandemic

Our resources page on isolation and social distancing has a series of guides for you to explore, giving you a wealth of information to support your practice.

04 May 2021

Workload survey live blog: ‘This workload feels unmanageable’

Our survey has now launched – you can take it here 5:35pm: And that’s all from us today – many thanks from the Pulse team to all the GPs who’ve contributed to this live blog.

01 March 2021

GPs to care for patients discharged from hospital to free up beds

GPs will have to manage elderly Covid patients discharged into care homes in a bid to help free up hospital beds, NHS England has said.

25 January 2021

Plans to end lockdown ‘deeply worrying’ for NHS, says BMA

The Government’s plans for how to come out of lockdown next week are ‘deeply worrying’ to doctors and risk undoing progress made towards preventing an NHS ‘collapse’, the BMA has warned.

24 November 2020

Breaches of trust

The Prime Minister yesterday gave one of his sadly too familiar speeches yesterday announcing increased restrictions.

23 September 2020