GP systems will now be updated in ‘near-real time’ to reveal the result of Covid-19 tests taken by all of their patients.

20 July 2020

The BMA has reached an agreement with the Association of British Insurers (ABI) that doctors who tested positive for Covid-19 antibodies should not encounter difficulties when applying for life insurance or income protection.

19 June 2020

GPs’ confidence in Covid-19 testing is being ‘undermined’ by lengthy waiting times for results and questions around accuracy of results, the RCGP has said.

18 May 2020

GPs have been reminded not to tell patients to contact NHS 111 if they require testing for coronavirus (Covid-19).

12 May 2020

All PCR Covid testing outside NHS settings has ended as of this month, alongside routine asymptomatic testing of patients and staff across all parts of health and social care.

04 April 2023

Clinically vulnerable patients who use privately bought lateral flow tests as proof of infection will not be able to access Covid treatments because they cannot register them, GPs have been advised.

25 April 2022

People who have tested positive for Covid can now end their self-isolation after five days if they test negative on a lateral flow test on day 5 and 6, the Government has announced.

13 January 2022

Covid vaccination should be delayed for 12 weeks following a positive Covid test results in children aged 12-17, according to new guidance.

19 November 2021

A UK trial has been launched to investigate whether people taking long-term immunosuppressant drugs would respond better to Covid vaccination if they temporarily stopped their medicines.

12 November 2021

Lateral flows tests (LFTs) to detect Covid-19 infection are more accurate than previously reported, according to a recent study.

25 October 2021