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Hancock: COVID booster vaccine plan to come in a few weeks
As reported by BBC news, plans for an autumn COVID booster jab programme will be set out in the next few weeks, the health secretary keep reading
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Jess Phillips: Ditch HPV stigma to avoid the shame I felt
As reported by BBC news, the Labour MP Jess Phillips has said she felt “shame and guilt” after being told she had HPV (human papillomavirus) 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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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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New primary care data collection service announced by NHS Digital
As reported by Digital Health, NHS Digital has announced it is setting up a new primary care data collection service with the aim of giving keep reading
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Suicide rate ‘did not rise during first lockdown’
As reported by BBC news, the number of suicides in England did not rise following the first national lockdown in 2020, research has found Charities keep reading
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Pregnant women should be offered COVID vaccine
As reported by BBC news, pregnant women should be offered a COVID jab when other people their age get one, the UK’s vaccine advisers say keep reading
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COVID deaths in England and Wales fall 92% since January peak
As reported by BBC news, weekly deaths involving coronavirus in England and Wales have dropped 92% since the peak of the second wave in January, keep reading
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RCGP insists vaccination certificates must have ‘zero impact’ on GP workload
Any introduction of COVID-19 vaccination certificates or passports must have ‘zero impact’ on GP workload, to allow GPs to continue to focus on delivering vital keep reading
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Middle-aged women ‘worst affected by long COVID’, studies find
As reported by BBC news, middle-aged women experience the most severe, long-lasting symptoms after being treated in hospital for COVID-19, two UK studies suggest Five keep reading