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

12 Jan 2021
Final detail of GP-led COVID-19 vaccination plan revealed

Final detail of GP-led COVID-19 vaccination plan revealed

10 Nov 2020
Managing risks when patient care is shared with hospital colleagues

Managing risks when patient care is shared with hospital colleagues

2 Nov 2020
Revised guidance for shielded patients unveiled for England-wide lockdown

Revised guidance for shielded patients unveiled for England-wide lockdown

4 Nov 2020
Medico-legal: How GPs can deal with referral delays caused by COVID-19

Medico-legal: How GPs can deal with referral delays caused by COVID-19

6 Oct 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
QOF plan for 2020/21 unveiled with income protection on 55% of points

QOF plan for 2020/21 unveiled with income protection on 55% of points

4 Sep 2020

Latest COVID-19 news

BMA mourns 'dark death toll' as UK passes 100,000 COVID-19 deaths

BMA mourns 'dark death toll' as UK passes 100,000 COVID-19 deaths

26 Jan 2021
UK COVID-19 vaccination programme tracker

UK COVID-19 vaccination programme tracker

26 Jan 2021
Viewpoint: End-of-life care in care homes goes well beyond COVID-19

Viewpoint: End-of-life care in care homes goes well beyond COVID-19

26 Jan 2021
Locum GPs left behind in patchy COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Locum GPs left behind in patchy COVID-19 vaccine rollout

26 Jan 2021
Four in five over-80s have had first COVID-19 jab despite weekend slump in vaccinations

Four in five over-80s have had first COVID-19 jab despite weekend slump in vaccinations

26 Jan 2021
Fitness to practise and revalidation to continue despite pandemic, GMC confirms

Fitness to practise and revalidation to continue despite pandemic, GMC confirms

25 Jan 2021
COVID-19 vaccine stocks must not be diverted to large sites ahead of local GPs, warns BMA

COVID-19 vaccine stocks must not be diverted to large sites ahead of local GPs, warns BMA

25 Jan 2021
GP-led sites behind almost three quarters of COVID-19 jabs in England

GP-led sites behind almost three quarters of COVID-19 jabs in England

22 Jan 2021
GPs should ignore calls to throw away usable COVID-19 vaccine, says RCGP

GPs should ignore calls to throw away usable COVID-19 vaccine, says RCGP

22 Jan 2021
GPs urged to use influence to dispel COVID-19 vaccine myths and boost BAME uptake

GPs urged to use influence to dispel COVID-19 vaccine myths and boost BAME uptake

22 Jan 2021
Six in 10 over-80s vaccinated against COVID-19 as figures expose regional variation

Six in 10 over-80s vaccinated against COVID-19 as figures expose regional variation

21 Jan 2021
Minor changes agreed to GP contract for 2021/22 amid ongoing pandemic pressure

Minor changes agreed to GP contract for 2021/22 amid ongoing pandemic pressure

21 Jan 2021
COVID-19 vaccine deliveries paused in some areas to tackle 'geographical inequality'

COVID-19 vaccine deliveries paused in some areas to tackle 'geographical inequality'

21 Jan 2021
BMA hits out over inadequate PPE in high-risk primary care settings

BMA hits out over inadequate PPE in high-risk primary care settings

21 Jan 2021
Limited COVID-19 vaccine supply hampers GP efforts to ramp up rollout

Limited COVID-19 vaccine supply hampers GP efforts to ramp up rollout

20 Jan 2021
Increase cancer tests in primary care during pandemic, suggests NHS England

Increase cancer tests in primary care during pandemic, suggests NHS England

20 Jan 2021
Daily COVID-19 vaccinations drop below level required to hit February target

Daily COVID-19 vaccinations drop below level required to hit February target

20 Jan 2021
GPs raise alarm over low uptake of COVID-19 vaccine in BAME patients

GPs raise alarm over low uptake of COVID-19 vaccine in BAME patients

19 Jan 2021
COVID-19 vaccination programme widens to over-70s and clinically vulnerable

COVID-19 vaccination programme widens to over-70s and clinically vulnerable

18 Jan 2021
Former Brexit secretary backs vitamin D supplements to beat COVID-19

Former Brexit secretary backs vitamin D supplements to beat COVID-19

15 Jan 2021
Long COVID could ‘wreak havoc’ on NHS workforce and disrupt vaccine rollout

Long COVID could ‘wreak havoc’ on NHS workforce and disrupt vaccine rollout

15 Jan 2021
GPs can give COVID and flu jabs at same time, says NHS England

GPs can give COVID and flu jabs at same time, says NHS England

15 Jan 2021
Areas hit hardest by COVID-19 fall behind on vaccine campaign

Areas hit hardest by COVID-19 fall behind on vaccine campaign

14 Jan 2021
COVID-19 pandemic drives first recorded dip in patients registered with GPs

COVID-19 pandemic drives first recorded dip in patients registered with GPs

14 Jan 2021
GP trainee placements delayed as COVID-19 surge hits junior doctor rotations in London

GP trainee placements delayed as COVID-19 surge hits junior doctor rotations in London

13 Jan 2021
GPs offered £30 bonus per care home COVID jab in bid to speed up rollout

GPs offered £30 bonus per care home COVID jab in bid to speed up rollout

13 Jan 2021
GPs switch to practice-level COVID-19 vaccination drive to boost uptake

GPs switch to practice-level COVID-19 vaccination drive to boost uptake

13 Jan 2021
NHS edict ignored as 1 in 4 COVID-19 jabs since 3 January are second dose

NHS edict ignored as 1 in 4 COVID-19 jabs since 3 January are second dose

13 Jan 2021
GP trainees can still sit January AKT exam, RCGP confirms

GP trainees can still sit January AKT exam, RCGP confirms

13 Jan 2021
Mixing of COVID-19 vaccines 'extremely unlikely', NHS England tells MPs

Mixing of COVID-19 vaccines 'extremely unlikely', NHS England tells MPs

12 Jan 2021
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