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‘Mix-and-match’ coronavirus vaccines to be tested
As reported by BBC news, UK scientists are planning trials to see if giving people two different types of COVID vaccine, one after the other, keep reading
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Additional £150m made available for general practice
£150m will be made available to general practice to boost salaried GP roles and create extra capacity during the second wave of COVID-19, a letter keep reading
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NHS to face ‘triple whammy’ this winter
As reported by BBC news, the NHS is facing a “triple whammy” of rising COVID-19 cases, a major backlog in treatment and reduced capacity due keep reading
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Why ear wax syringing is no longer free
As reported by BBC news, people suffering from a build-up of ear wax are not entitled to have their ears syringed on the NHS in keep reading
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New personalised care training hub aims to reach 75,000 health and care workers by 2024
The Personalised Care Institute (PCI), a virtual organisation for evidence-based personalised care training, convened by the Royal College of GPs in partnership and funded by keep reading
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‘Insult’ to GPs to imply they haven’t been doing their job properly during pandemic, says RCGP
Professor Martin Marshall, chair of the Royal College of GPs, has responded to NHS England’s letter to GP practices about access to GP service He keep reading
Compliance
NHS: GPs must offer patients face-to-face appointments
As reported by BBC news, GP practices are being told they must make sure patients can be seen face to face when they need such keep reading
Health Tech
What happened to ‘axe the fax’ in the NHS?
The deadline for ‘axe the fax’ has passed. Health secretary, Matt Hancock has officially banned the NHS from buying fax machines as April 2020 was keep reading
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RCGP: GP practices preparing for expanded flu vaccination programme need assurance about supply
Professor Martin Marshall, chair of the Royal College of GPs, said: “The College is supportive of measures to expand the flu vaccination programme this year keep reading
Health Tech
A paperless NHS by 2020 – how did we do?
Back in 2014, the NHS produced the Five Year Forward View a wide-ranging project, developed by patients, clinicians and independent experts to create a collective view of keep reading