Fifth of shielding patients say their condition has worsened during pandemic
One in five of the 2.2m patients on shielding lists say their underlying condition has worsened duri...
GPs should have lower threshold for chest X-ray referrals in former COVID-19 patients
GPs should have a lower threshold than usual for chest X-ray referrals for patients who have previou...
BMA urges public to wear masks as government eases social distancing
Doctors' leaders have called for the public to wear masks 'as a matter of course' after prime minist...
Shielding relaxed from early next month and will end on 1 August
Shielding rules will be relaxed from 6 July to allow 2.2m patients at high risk from COVID-19 to gat...
NHS staff and at-risk groups first in line for COVID-19 vaccine, says JCVI
Frontline NHS staff and patients in at-risk groups should be prioritised for vaccination against COV...
Steroid approved to treat COVID-19 after trial shows it cuts risk of death
The government has approved the use of dexamethasone on all hospitalised COVID-19 patients requiring...
New guidance sets out which children can be removed from shielding list
Most of the children on the shielding list who are managed in primary care can be removed from the l...
COVID-19 swab testing in primary care is 'next step', says NHS England
COVID-19 swab testing in primary care will be rolled out as part of the 'next step' in NHS England's...
Inflammatory syndrome is a new condition likely linked to SARS-CoV-2, researchers confirm
Cases of children facing a 'multisystem inflammatory state requiring intensive care' that have emerg...
Most children could be removed from shielded patient list, deputy CMO suggests
Most children could be removed from the shielded patient list in a future wave of COVID-19, a deputy...
