Dr Helen Shires talks about when GPs should advise patients to get a swab while the testing system is under strain With the Covid testing system currently stretched, GPs may feel pressure to refrain from advising some patients to get a swab test.

26 October 2020

The Government’s long-awaited Covid-19 risk algorithm has identified a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) background as one of the top risk factors, alongside being male and aged over 70.

21 October 2020

Exclusive GP examiners have expressed concerns over GMC plans to continue to carry out face-to-face PLAB 2 exams in Manchester, despite new guidance against travelling in or out of the city due to high Covid-19 rates.

20 October 2020

GPs and local health services should be handed the keys to run the NHS test and trace system, as their ‘local expertise’ and knowledge will mean they ‘can do a better job’, an MP has said.

19 October 2020

‘Long Covid’ could be four separate syndromes, academics have found, warning that the wide-ranging symptoms mean some people are not being believed or treated.

16 October 2020

New laws that will see midwives and paramedics administer vaccines and grant the MHRA powers to approve an unlicensed Covid vaccine are being introduced today.

16 October 2020

Exclusive GPs may begin to see a ‘more normal’ service with labs able to process blood tests from next week, according to the company at the centre of the ongoing crisis.

15 October 2020

NHS Property Services (NHSPS) is to increase service charges for GP practices in England to meet Covid-related costs, the BMA has said.

14 October 2020

GPs are still being asked to avoid booking any non-urgent blood tests due to an ongoing shortage of reagents required in the laboratory process despite claims that the issues would likely be resolved over the weekend.

13 October 2020

A new Covid inquiry is to gather evidence from GPs on the Government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, including its provision of PPE and testing, Pulse has learned.

08 October 2020