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Practices will receive virtually no help to prepare for what could be an exceptionally harsh Christmas, finds Carolyn Wickware
'When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses not zebras' - the old adage is well-known to GPs but what should you do when faced with a zebra, not a horse? Consultant cardiologist Professor Robert Tulloh and GP Dr Louise Tulloh kick off our new series with their advice on how to catch Kawasaki disease in general practice.
The London Assembly wants action taken to boost flagging uptake rates of childhood vaccines.
A report by the Assembly said the number of children being vaccinated in the capital has fallen since 1996.
Only 73 per cent of London's two-year-olds have had MMR and just 88 per cent have been immunised against polio. This compares with the national averages of 85 per cent for MMR and 94 per cent for polio.
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