Clinically extremely vulnerable ‘no longer’ at increased risk unless immunosuppressed

The Government has said that those previously identified as ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ (CEV) are no longer at increased risk from Covid, unless they are immunosuppressed.

28 February 2022

NHS portal launched for millions of patients on elective waiting list

NHS England has launched a portal for those on waiting lists to access support and find out more how long they may have to wait.

25 February 2022

Thank you, all

As I have mentioned in this column before, my wife is a kidney transplant patient.

23 February 2022

Letter: Vaccinate the world

11 February 2022

GP practices should still look at redeploying unvaccinated staff, says BMA

GP practices must risk assess unvaccinated staff and consider whether they should be placed in non-patient-facing roles, despite the scrapping of the Covid vaccine mandate.

11 February 2022

Death certification

An summary of updated guidance and ethical considerations during the pandemic This information is sourced from NHS England, the RCGP and the UK Government: Some changes to death certification rules made through the Coronavirus Act 2020 have now been made permanent, while two have been reversed, since the Act expired in March 2022.

11 February 2022

GPs incentivised through £10m ‘advice and guidance’ expansion, says elective plan

GPs’ role in tackling the NHS hospital backlog will focus on the use of ‘advice and guidance’ (A&G), the long-awaited elective recovery plan has suggested.

08 February 2022