First UK doses of Moderna Covid vaccine administered in Wales

The first UK doses of the Moderna Covid vaccine will

07 April 2021

NICE: GPs should ‘encourage and support’ some patients to stop taking opioids for chronic pain

The final publication of NICE’s first-ever guideline on chronic pain

07 April 2021

GPs don’t have time to train apprentices, warns doctors’ union

A doctors’ union has warned about the implications of the

06 April 2021

‘One in 10’ online GP consultations could be referred to pharmacies under new scheme

Around 10% of online GP consultations could potentially be referred

06 April 2021

BMA warning as Government makes rapid Covid tests available to all

The Government’s offer of free rapid Covid-19 tests for all

06 April 2021

Call for more urgent law change as GMC appeals 14 further FTP decisions

A coalition of medical organisations is calling for the GMC

06 April 2021

MHRA ‘reviewing AstraZeneca vaccine use in under-30s’

The medicines regulator is considering restrictions on the use of

06 April 2021

GPs should have no role in administering any vaccine passport scheme, RCGP warns

GPs should have no involvement in any proposed Covid-19 ‘vaccine

01 April 2021

Structured opioid and gabapentinoid reviews become compulsory for PCNs

PCNs will be required to offer structured medication reviews (SMRs)

01 April 2021

GPs asked to identify immunosuppressed and invite household members for Covid jab

NHS England has asked GP practices to identify immunosuppressed patients

01 April 2021