The NHS Covid app has been updated today to reduce the number of people that are ‘pinged’ and asked to self-isolate.

02 August 2021

More than 40% of GPs in England say their practices either broke even or made a financial loss by taking part in the first phase of the Covid-19 vaccination programme, a specialist Pulse survey has revealed.

28 July 2021

Almost one in five under-25s do not intend to have the Covid vaccine, according to research from healthcare app myGP.

27 July 2021

NHS England has instructed GPs to begin delivering Covid vaccines to vulnerable children by 23 August ‘at the latest’.

26 July 2021

The vaccines minister has promised to ‘look at anything we can do’ to protect staff at NHS Covid vaccination centres against ‘abhorrent’ abuse.

22 July 2021

NHS England has withdrawn its controversial standard operating procedure for GP practices, saying its guidance is now either standard practice, covered elsewhere or redundant.

21 July 2021

Exclusive The Government has indicated that it has no current plans to update its official list of Covid symptoms, despite research indicating the now-dominant Delta variant has more cold-like symptoms.

21 July 2021

Continuing our series, Dr Peter Bagshaw discusses presentations of deteriorating mental health after Covid Mental illness as a result of the pandemic We know that the last year has had a huge impact on people’s mental health.

20 July 2021

Children aged 12-15 who are deemed at ‘increased risk of serious Covid-19 disease’ should be offered the Pfizer vaccine, following new advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).

19 July 2021

Fully-vaccinated GPs who are identified as a close contact of someone with Covid can avoid self-isolation in ‘exceptional circumstances’ from today, the Government has announced.

19 July 2021