The NHS is working hard to offer all eligible staff – estimated at around four million – their first dose … Read More “Health and care staff urged to protect themselves”
GPs in Essex are set to manage patients with long-term symptoms of Covid-19 as clinics have been temporarily suspended across … Read More “GPs to manage long Covid patients”
Prime Minister Boris Johnson described the achievement, expected to be confirmed by official figures on Monday, as a “crucial milestone”. … Read More “Care home vaccine ‘milestone’ reached in England”
The report shows that there were 548,500 children and young people who had made first contact3 with secondary mental health services … Read More “2.8m people were in contact with secondary mental health services”
Letter from NHS England and NHS Improvement and the British Medical Association (BMA) General Practitioners Committee (GPC) England setting out … Read More “Supporting General Practice in 2021/22”
Some PCNs have recently said they have seen a reduction in supply of vaccines to their practices, voicing frustration on … Read More “More transparency around Covid vaccine supplies”
Prof Chris Whitty said extending the maximum wait from three to 12 weeks was a “public health decision” to get … Read More “Gap between Pfizer vaccine doses should be halved, say doctors”
NHS Test and Trace has continued to reach a high volume of cases and contacts and, with improving turnaround times … Read More “NHS Test and Trace meets new year surge in demand”
Redbridge council has joined other local authorities in committing to ensuring homeless people receive a Covid-19 vaccination as priority. Oldham … Read More “Covid vaccinations for homeless people and rough sleepers”
More than five million people – from priority groups three and four – will be invited from Monday to have … Read More “Rollout extended to over-70s”