Coronavirus (COVID-19)

The latest news and guidance relating to the COVID-19 outbreak for GPs and primary care teams. Let us know how the pandemic is affecting you and your practice. Email us at gponline@haymarket.com

Essential guidance for GP teams

COVID-19 red flags for telephone triage

COVID-19 red flags for telephone triage

31 Mar 2020 CPD
Coronavirus: Key guidance GPs need to know about COVID-19

Coronavirus: Key guidance GPs need to know about COVID-19

3 Aug 2020
GPs advised how to spot possible COVID-19-linked child inflammatory syndrome

GPs advised how to spot possible COVID-19-linked child inflammatory syndrome

4 May 2020
Death certification during the coronavirus outbreak

Death certification during the coronavirus outbreak

6 Apr 2020
How to deal with patient requests for face covering exemption letters

How to deal with patient requests for face covering exemption letters

3 Aug 2020
How to approach advance care planning with patients

How to approach advance care planning with patients

1 May 2020
NICE publishes rapid guidance on managing COVID-19 in primary care

NICE publishes rapid guidance on managing COVID-19 in primary care

6 Apr 2020
How barcoding could help GPs deliver 'the biggest flu programme in history'

How barcoding could help GPs deliver 'the biggest flu programme in history'

20 Jul 2020
Medico-legal: How can practices prepare for a second wave of COVID-19?

Medico-legal: How can practices prepare for a second wave of COVID-19?

27 Jul 2020

Latest COVID-19 news

A tribute: The GPs who have died from COVID-19

A tribute: The GPs who have died from COVID-19

1 Jun 2020
NHS England promises detail on additional flu funding ‘by end of August’

NHS England promises detail on additional flu funding ‘by end of August’

7 Aug 2020
One in three single-handed GPs at high-risk from COVID-19

One in three single-handed GPs at high-risk from COVID-19

6 Aug 2020
Viewpoint: PCNs can be at the forefront of tackling health inequalities

Viewpoint: PCNs can be at the forefront of tackling health inequalities

5 Aug 2020
GPs expected to exceed 75% flu jab uptake as NHS England reveals campaign details

GPs expected to exceed 75% flu jab uptake as NHS England reveals campaign details

5 Aug 2020
Details on how practices can claim COVID-19 support funding announced

Details on how practices can claim COVID-19 support funding announced

5 Aug 2020
Most GPs say scrapping revalidation and CQC checks would not affect patient safety

Most GPs say scrapping revalidation and CQC checks would not affect patient safety

4 Aug 2020
GPs told to restore patient activity to pre-pandemic levels in new NHS England guidance

GPs told to restore patient activity to pre-pandemic levels in new NHS England guidance

3 Aug 2020
Should remote consultations be the default after COVID-19?

Should remote consultations be the default after COVID-19?

3 Aug 2020
Government changes self isolation rules for GPs returning from abroad

Government changes self isolation rules for GPs returning from abroad

31 Jul 2020
GPs urge caution over health secretary's push for 'all' consultations to be remote

GPs urge caution over health secretary's push for 'all' consultations to be remote

30 Jul 2020
People with COVID-19 symptoms should isolate for 10 days

People with COVID-19 symptoms should isolate for 10 days

30 Jul 2020
NHS England plans local banks of GPs working flexibly

NHS England plans local banks of GPs working flexibly

30 Jul 2020
Hancock launches NHS 'bureaucracy busting' drive to improve staff wellbeing

Hancock launches NHS 'bureaucracy busting' drive to improve staff wellbeing

30 Jul 2020
BMA demands government increases GP pay in line with other doctors

BMA demands government increases GP pay in line with other doctors

29 Jul 2020
PCNs urged to recruit physiotherapists amid MSK appointments backlog

PCNs urged to recruit physiotherapists amid MSK appointments backlog

29 Jul 2020
GPs hit out at lack of guidance after flu campaign expanded

GPs hit out at lack of guidance after flu campaign expanded

29 Jul 2020
Large-scale study to investigate COVID-19 impact on BAME healthcare workers

Large-scale study to investigate COVID-19 impact on BAME healthcare workers

29 Jul 2020
New NICE guidance drops blanket two-week isolation rule prior to elective care

New NICE guidance drops blanket two-week isolation rule prior to elective care

27 Jul 2020
Obesity indicators could be added to QOF next year under government plans

Obesity indicators could be added to QOF next year under government plans

27 Jul 2020
NHS launches £2,000-per-child support for GPs on induction and refresher scheme

NHS launches £2,000-per-child support for GPs on induction and refresher scheme

24 Jul 2020
Staff and patients should wear masks if practices not 'COVID secure', says PHE

Staff and patients should wear masks if practices not 'COVID secure', says PHE

24 Jul 2020
Half of UK population offered flu jab this year in biggest ever campaign

Half of UK population offered flu jab this year in biggest ever campaign

24 Jul 2020
GP practices should have been 'jewel' in NHS track and trace system, says US health expert

GP practices should have been 'jewel' in NHS track and trace system, says US health expert

23 Jul 2020
Viewpoint: Protecting the mental health of the NHS workforce during COVID-19

Viewpoint: Protecting the mental health of the NHS workforce during COVID-19

22 Jul 2020
Flu jabs could take more than twice as long during pandemic, RCGP guidance warns

Flu jabs could take more than twice as long during pandemic, RCGP guidance warns

21 Jul 2020
BMA condemns 'kick in the teeth' over GP pay and demands rethink on five-year deal

BMA condemns 'kick in the teeth' over GP pay and demands rethink on five-year deal

21 Jul 2020
RCGP guidance: How GPs can run flu clinics during the pandemic

RCGP guidance: How GPs can run flu clinics during the pandemic

21 Jul 2020
Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is 'safe' and triggers immune response

Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is 'safe' and triggers immune response

20 Jul 2020
QOF points doubled for flu and cervical smears as GPs demand COVID support

QOF points doubled for flu and cervical smears as GPs demand COVID support

17 Jul 2020
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