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NEWS: Free HIV Self-Testing Kits Rolled Out
Over 20,000 home testing kits will be available as part of a £1.5 million campaign to end HIV transmissions in England by 2030 Over 20,000 keep reading
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NEWS: NHS expands hepatitis C testing
As reported by The Guardian, an innovative NHS initiative aims to identify and treat the thousands unknowingly living with hepatitis C in England, moving closer to keep reading
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GP staff access to COVID testing ‘vital’ says RCGP
The Royal College of GPs has responded to reports of shortages of COVID tests Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, said keep reading
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Confusion leading to cases ‘slipping’ through
As reported by BBC news, confusion over which COVID test people should take may be leading to cases “slipping through the net”, a GP has keep reading
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Nearly 100,000 catching virus every day
As reported by BBC news, nearly 100,000 people are catching coronavirus every day in England, a major analysis suggests The study, by Imperial College London, keep reading
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RCGP calls on health secretary to move away from ‘hitting targets’
The government’s testing strategy for COVID-19 needs to shift away from “arbitrary numbers and targets”, and focus on wider access for health professionals and the keep reading
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RCGP calls for priority COVID-19 testing for healthcare professionals
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has called for priority coronavirus for frontline NHS staff This is an edited version of a press release keep reading
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New pre-eclampsia testing available via NHS
As reported by the BBC, new testing for pre-eclampsia will soon be available on the NHS Pregnant women in England will have access to a keep reading
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Health secretary calls for roll-out of genetic disease testing
As reported by The Guardian, the health secretary has called for the NHS to roll out genetic testing across the health service Matt Hancock, the keep reading