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

10 May 2021
How GPs can tackle vaccine hesitancy in BAME communities

How GPs can tackle vaccine hesitancy in BAME communities

22 Feb 2021
What do we now know about the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines?

What do we now know about the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines?

8 Mar 2021
Avoiding risks when consulting with patients remotely

Avoiding risks when consulting with patients remotely

29 Jan 2021
Death certification during the coronavirus outbreak

Death certification during the coronavirus outbreak

6 Apr 2020

Latest COVID-19 news

GPs told to offer face-to-face appointments for all patients

GPs told to offer face-to-face appointments for all patients

14 May 2021
Long wait for COVID-19 public inquiry 'could drive doctors to quit NHS'

Long wait for COVID-19 public inquiry 'could drive doctors to quit NHS'

13 May 2021
£160m NHS backlog plan shows 'grave misunderstanding' of GP workload, says BMA

£160m NHS backlog plan shows 'grave misunderstanding' of GP workload, says BMA

13 May 2021
UK COVID-19 vaccination programme tracker

UK COVID-19 vaccination programme tracker

13 May 2021
People aged 38-39 invited for COVID-19 jab as NHS in England hits 45m doses

People aged 38-39 invited for COVID-19 jab as NHS in England hits 45m doses

13 May 2021
LMCs set out potential solutions to halt growing GP workload crisis

LMCs set out potential solutions to halt growing GP workload crisis

11 May 2021
Government must invest to end 'historic' GP crisis in wake of COVID-19, says BMA

Government must invest to end 'historic' GP crisis in wake of COVID-19, says BMA

11 May 2021
Most GP care should be face-to-face post-COVID, says RCGP

Most GP care should be face-to-face post-COVID, says RCGP

11 May 2021
Map: Which CCGs have the highest COVID-19 vaccine coverage?

Map: Which CCGs have the highest COVID-19 vaccine coverage?

10 May 2021
Under 40s to be offered alternative to AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Under 40s to be offered alternative to AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

7 May 2021
A 'tsunami' of work is drowning general practice: GPs speak out about a profession at its limit

A 'tsunami' of work is drowning general practice: GPs speak out about a profession at its limit

6 May 2021
Start date for COVID-19 booster campaign unclear, vaccines minister admits

Start date for COVID-19 booster campaign unclear, vaccines minister admits

5 May 2021
More than one in three GPs plan early retirement as pandemic and workload take toll

More than one in three GPs plan early retirement as pandemic and workload take toll

4 May 2021
Over 40s invited to book COVID-19 vaccine as health secretary gets first jab

Over 40s invited to book COVID-19 vaccine as health secretary gets first jab

30 Apr 2021
GP practices 'at breaking point' after 20% surge in appointments last month

GP practices 'at breaking point' after 20% surge in appointments last month

29 Apr 2021
60m extra doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine lined up for autumn booster campaign

60m extra doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine lined up for autumn booster campaign

28 Apr 2021
UK GPs help raise £20,000 in 24 hours for oxygen in COVID-stricken India

UK GPs help raise £20,000 in 24 hours for oxygen in COVID-stricken India

28 Apr 2021
NHS sets out GP referral pathways for long COVID

NHS sets out GP referral pathways for long COVID

27 Apr 2021
One in four UK adults have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine

One in four UK adults have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine

27 Apr 2021
COVID-19 vaccination opens to those aged over 42

COVID-19 vaccination opens to those aged over 42

27 Apr 2021
Officials tight-lipped over GP participation in phase 2 COVID-19 jabs as workload drives opt-outs

Officials tight-lipped over GP participation in phase 2 COVID-19 jabs as workload drives opt-outs

26 Apr 2021
Under-pressure GPs told to prepare for 'uplift in bookings' for COVID-19 jabs

Under-pressure GPs told to prepare for 'uplift in bookings' for COVID-19 jabs

26 Apr 2021
First-dose COVID-19 vaccine supply on hold for further two weeks

First-dose COVID-19 vaccine supply on hold for further two weeks

23 Apr 2021
RCGP rejects mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for GPs and practice staff

RCGP rejects mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for GPs and practice staff

22 Apr 2021
MPs urge government to let GPs deliver COVID-19 jabs at practice level

MPs urge government to let GPs deliver COVID-19 jabs at practice level

22 Apr 2021
GPs praised as vaccine uptake rates triple in minority groups

GPs praised as vaccine uptake rates triple in minority groups

21 Apr 2021
MPs warn 'quickly drawn up' COVID-19 shielding plan left vulnerable patients exposed

MPs warn 'quickly drawn up' COVID-19 shielding plan left vulnerable patients exposed

21 Apr 2021
Patients testing positive for COVID-19 could be offered antivirals from autumn

Patients testing positive for COVID-19 could be offered antivirals from autumn

20 Apr 2021
Government 'ramping up' plans for COVID-19 booster jabs in autumn

Government 'ramping up' plans for COVID-19 booster jabs in autumn

20 Apr 2021
Fitness to practise cases may remain unresolved after COVID-19 disruption

Fitness to practise cases may remain unresolved after COVID-19 disruption

20 Apr 2021
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