The 2021/22 priorities and operational planning guidance sets the priorities for the year ahead, against a backdrop of the challenge … Read More “NHS Operational Planning and Contracting Guidance”
People may need to wear face coverings and socially distance for several years until we return to normality, a leading … Read More “Masks and social distancing ‘could last years’”
This report explores some of the implications of the Long Term Plan and its supporting plans on leadership within local … Read More “How might leadership roles evolve?”
More than 100,000 patients seriously ill with the virus needed hospital admission for treatment in January, a third of all … Read More “NHS staff cared for 50% more non-COVID patients during winter peak”
PCN groupings must decide as a whole whether they would like to continue delivering the vaccine, rather than at individual … Read More “GPs given a week to opt out of delivering phase two Covid vaccines”
The Dutch government said the move, which will last until at least 29 March, was a precaution. The Irish Republic … Read More “Covid-19: Netherlands suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine”
This guidance applies to general practices operating under contract to the NHS in England, including those providers that operate outside … Read More “GP standard operating procedures updated”
The Royal College of Nursing says the existing recommendations are based on out-of-date evidence. According to one estimate from data … Read More “Nurses condemn ‘fundamentally flawed’ PPE rules”
Letter from Dr Nikita Kanani and Ed Waller to Primary Care Network COVID vaccination sites, which describes forthcoming vaccine supply … Read More “Vaccination plans”
NHS England asked CCGs and local commissioners to help facilitate conversations between the venues and PCN and pharmacy sites. These … Read More “PCNs to host ‘roving’ vaccination sites”