Patients in England will soon be able to access a dedicated service to answer their specific queries about Covid vaccination … Read More “New service to answer patients’ Covid vaccination records queries”
Letter from Amanda Pritchard, Chief Operating Officer, confirming the intention to delegate some NHS England commissioning functions to integrated care … Read More “Intention to delegate commissioning”
The UK recorded 29,173 new cases on Sunday – down from 48,161 logged a week earlier on 18 July. The … Read More “Coronavirus infections continue to fall in UK”
The NHS is set to take another major step towards improving patient access to mental health services with the introduction … Read More “Mental health access standards”
Increased alcohol consumption during the pandemic, particularly amongst heavy drinkers, is likely driving an unprecedented acceleration in alcoholic liver disease … Read More “Alcoholic liver deaths increased by 21%”
A Government-backed report recommended GPs should do so for people who have poor access to healthy food. Expecting practice teams … Read More “Practice teams to prescribe fruit and veg”
Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI have today published their latest antibody surveillance report showing, almost 100% of people tested … Read More “Almost 100% of people have antibodies after second vaccine”
Current advice is that 16 to 18-year-olds can be offered a Pfizer jab if they are in a priority group, … Read More “Experts recommend Covid jabs for some under-18s in UK”
Public Health England’s infection prevention control guidelines and hospital visiting guidance are set to remain in place for all staff … Read More “Continue to wear face coverings in healthcare settings”
Patients waiting longer than 18 weeks for elective care dropped by more than 80,000 while those waiting more than a … Read More “Waits for treatment drop”