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NHS pressures are not just about hospitals, says RCGP
The BBC is ran a day of coverage on Thursday about pressures in general practice. College chair Martin Marshall featured on Radio 4’s flagship Today keep reading
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Rising patient numbers threaten to overwhelm GPs
As reported by BBC news, rising numbers of patients needing care and a shortage of GPs is threatening to overwhelm the system, doctors and patient keep reading
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Moderna vaccine ‘highly effective’ in teens
As reported by BBC news, Moderna says its COVID vaccine is “highly effective” in adolescents aged 12 to 17 No cases of COVID-19 were seen keep reading
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Walsall mother made 196 calls for son to see GP
As reported by BBC news, a woman said she made 196 calls to her GP in a bid to secure an appointment for her son keep reading
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Parts of England to trial self-isolation support
As reported by BBC news, more ways of supporting people to self-isolate in areas with higher coronavirus infection rates are to be piloted in nine keep reading
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Isle of Man chronic fatigue and long COVID treatment to change
As reported by BBC news, The treatment of people with chronic fatigue syndrome or long COVID on the Isle of Man is to change, after keep reading
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Third dose of COVID jab to be trialled in UK
As reported by BBC news, The public is being urged to take part in trials to find out whether a third dose of COVID vaccine keep reading
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Post-COVID consultations should be a combination of remote and face to face, says RCGP
Face to face consulting is an essential element of general practice and remote consulting should be an option but not the ‘automatic default’ for GP keep reading
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Increasing confidence jabs work against Indian variant
As reported by BBC news, the UK has “increasing confidence” that COVID-19 vaccines work against the Indian variant of the virus, the health secretary has keep reading
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Second jabs could be brought forward to tackle rise in Indian variant
As reported by BBC news, second vaccine doses could be brought forward and local restrictions introduced to help tackle the India variant in the worst-affected keep reading