COVID boosters to start alongside flu jabs from September in high-risk groups
Over-70s, clinically vulnerable patients and health and care staff could be offered COVID-19 booster...
Free lung cancer webinar from MIMS Learning
Thursday 15 July, 7-8pm: Join colleagues at a MIMS Learning webinar to hear insights on lung cancer ...
Mixed Oxford/Pfizer vaccine schedule provides 'robust' COVID-19 protection
A two-dose schedule involving one dose each of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 v...
Patients should be offered advice on vaping to help them quit smoking, says NICE
New NICE draft guidance has said that healthcare professionals can recommend e-cigarettes, or vaping...
Rising medicines shortages drive up GP workload and risk for patients
Growing medicines shortages have forced more than four in five GPs to prescribe second choice drugs ...
Vaccine gap leaves parts of England more exposed amid Delta variant surge
A far higher proportion of people have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine in some CCG areas tha...
COVID-19 variants could force UK to revaccinate over next 2-3 years warns CMO
The UK's chief medical adviser has warned that new coronavirus variants may force the NHS to re-vacc...
BMA condemns 'fundamentally flawed' £20m weight management enhanced service
The BMA has condemned a £20m weight management enhanced service as 'fundamentally flawed', just hour...
GPs who visit care homes face mandatory COVID-19 vaccination, government confirms
All people working in care homes - including GPs visiting patients - will be required by law from Oc...
NHS to set up £30m GP enhanced service for long COVID
NHS England is set to commission a £30m GP enhanced service for long COVID to boost identification, ...
