GP appointments hit two-year high with 70% face-to-face
GP appointments spiked to the highest weekly figure since before the COVID-19 pandemic began in the ...
NHS England to trial booking flu jabs online as it opens COVID boosters to over-50s
NHS England has said it will pilot booking flu jabs online as it announced that around 12m people ag...
UK faces serious threat from flu and COVID-19 'twindemic' this winter
There are strong indications the UK faces a dangerous 'twindemic' of COVID-19 and flu infections thi...
GPs fear 'missed opportunity' to maximise flu jab uptake as tough winter looms
GPs fear limits on when eligible patients can be offered flu jabs could mean a ‘missed opportunity’ ...
COVID-19 autumn booster vaccination programme begins
The COVID-19 autumn booster campaign has started in care homes in England today, while over-75s, hea...
GPs offered incentive pay to speed up COVID-19 jab rollout in care homes
GP practices will be offered up to £525 per care home to accelerate delivery of autumn COVID-19 boos...
Government lowers COVID-19 pandemic alert to level two
The UK’s COVID-19 alert level has been lowered from three to two, the government has announced....
Premature halt to asymptomatic COVID-19 tests threatens staff and patient safety, says BMA
The government's decision to pause asymptomatic COVID-19 testing across the NHS from the end of Augu...
Routine COVID-19 testing in GP practices to stop from next week
Routine asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 will be paused in GP practices and other NHS settings from...
GPs with long COVID let down by lack of support, warns BMA
GPs and other NHS staff with long COVID have been let down by a lack of support from government, the...
