Essex GP confirmed as first NHS doctor killed by COVID-19
A 76-year-old Essex GP has been confirmed as the first NHS doctor to die after being infected with c...
4,000 GP practices asked to join COVID-19 research project
GP practices using EMIS clinical systems have been urged to join a new COVID-19 research project, th...
Patients 'will die from non-COVID-19 illness' as NHS shifts focus to outbreak
GP practices have been warned to maintain vaccination campaigns and other essential work during the ...
Drug export bans tripled to maintain stocks in COVID-19 outbreak
The number of drugs blocked for parallel export from the UK has been tripled as the government seeks...
GPs forced to self-isolate as 14-day coronavirus rule threatens to decimate NHS workforce
Practices are already reporting a staffing crisis in primary care as GPs are forced to stop working ...
Government sets out plans to bring back retired doctors in emergency COVID-19 bill
The government has laid out plans to make it easier for retired GPs to return to work during the UK ...
Social distancing could keep UK COVID-19 deaths below 20,000
Social distancing measures could limit UK coronavirus deaths to less than 20,000 but the NHS will st...
Government to roll out priority COVID-19 testing for frontline NHS staff
The government has said it is working 'very fast' to roll out COVID-19 testing for frontline NHS sta...
Junior doctor rotations suspended due to COVID-19 outbreak
All planned rotations of junior doctors, including GP trainees, have been suspended as a result of t...
‘Worst illness I’ve ever had’ says former RCGP chair recovering from COVID-19
A former RCGP chair left bedbound for three days by COVID-19 has called for a stop to bureaucratic t...
