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NHS England is aiming to administer COVID-19 vaccines to most 12- to 15-year-olds by October half term, primarily through a school-based immunisation programme.

NHS England is aiming to administer COVID-19 vaccines to most 12- to 15-year-olds by October half term, primarily through a school-based immunisation programme.

GP practices in England could deliver 200,000 doses a year of an anti-cholesterol jab for people with high cholesterol or a history of cardiovascular disease, after NICE backed the drug in draft guidance.

GPs are losing hours of time deciding which blood tests to cancel as a ‘perilous’ shortage of test tubes leaves doctors fearing diagnoses will be missed, the BMA has warned.

NHS England has asked GPs to stop all non-urgent blood tests until mid-September – and has warned that supplies of blood test tubes will become ‘even more constrained’ before they improve.

GPs will be able to offer a two-dose non-live shingles vaccine to immunocompromised patients from 1 September, NHS officials have confirmed.

GPs will be able to offer a two-dose non-live shingles vaccine to immunocompromised patients from 1 September, NHS officials have confirmed.

GPs will be able to offer a two-dose non-live shingles vaccine to immunocompromised patients from 1 September, NHS officials have confirmed.

GPs who have experienced long COVID have been instrumental in developing new clinical guidance on diagnosing and managing the condition.

GPs who have experienced long COVID have been instrumental in developing new clinical guidance on diagnosing and managing the condition.

GPs who have experienced long COVID have been instrumental in developing new clinical guidance on diagnosing and managing the condition.

NICE has ‘paused’ publication of updated advice on ME/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), citing concerns that the guidance lacked the support of some patient and professional groups.

NICE has ‘paused’ publication of updated advice on ME/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), citing concerns that the guidance lacked the support of some patient and professional groups.

GPs are struggling to decide how to deliver flu and COVID-19 booster jabs this autumn amid continued uncertainty around co-administration.

Patients with long COVID have higher blood clotting measures that may help explain persistent symptoms such as fatigue, researchers have suggested.

Patients with long COVID have higher blood clotting measures that may help explain persistent symptoms such as fatigue, researchers have suggested.

All 16- and 17-year-olds in the UK will be invited for a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine ‘within a very short number of weeks’, following updated guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).

All 16- and 17-year-olds in the UK will be invited for a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine ‘within a very short number of weeks’, following updated guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).

People with five or more symptoms in the first week of a COVID-19 infection are more likely to go onto develop long COVID, a study has found.

The government has confirmed that almost all COVID-19 restrictions will end from 19 July and that it will issue new guidance setting out how clinically extremely vulnerable patients can protect themselves in the face of steeply rising infection rates.

The government has confirmed that almost all COVID-19 restrictions in England will end from 19 July, but has urged the public to proceed with caution to help limit the pressure on the NHS.

The government has confirmed that almost all COVID-19 restrictions in England will end from 19 July, but has urged the public to proceed with caution to help limit the pressure on the NHS.

Thursday 15 July, 7-8pm: Join colleagues at a MIMS Learning webinar to hear insights on lung cancer diagnosis and treatment from consultants Dr Ricky Thakrar and Dr Jaishree Bhosle.

Thursday 15 July, 7-8pm: Join colleagues at a MIMS Learning webinar to hear insights on lung cancer diagnosis and treatment from consultants Dr Ricky Thakrar and Dr Jaishree Bhosle.

New NICE draft guidance has said that healthcare professionals can recommend e-cigarettes, or vaping devices, as a means to help patients stop smoking.

GP practices have been told to consider offering face-to-face appointments for all children aged under five years old with respiratory symptoms.

GP practices have been told to consider offering face-to-face appointments for all children aged under five years old with respiratory symptoms.

GP practices have been told to consider offering face-to-face appointments for all children aged under five years old with respiratory symptoms.

GP practices have been told to consider offering face-to-face appointments for all children aged under five years old with respiratory symptoms.

Bempedoic acid has been approved for routine NHS prescribing with ezetimibe to treat primary hypercholesterolaemia or mixed dyslipidaemia when statins are unsuitable.

The risk of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) following COVID-19 infection is eight to ten times higher than after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination, researchers have said.

The government is to set up a new Office for Health Promotion, which will take over Public Health England’s health improvement remit from this autumn.

The government is to set up a new Office for Health Promotion, which will take over Public Health England’s health improvement remit from this autumn.

The government is to set up a new Office for Health Promotion, which will take over Public Health England’s health improvement remit from this autumn.

The government is to set up a new Office for Health Promotion, which will take over Public Health England’s health improvement remit from this autumn.

Skin cancer prognosis is poorer in people of colour, partly because doctors are not taught about presentations in darker skin, according to consultant dermatologist Dr Sharon Belmo.

Skin cancer prognosis is poorer in people of colour, partly because doctors are not taught about presentations in darker skin, according to consultant dermatologist Dr Sharon Belmo.

The government has confirmed that shielding will come to an end from 1 April.

Female patients from 166 GP practices in London will be offered HPV home testing kits as part of a new study that is aiming to boost uptake of cervical screening and could see the tests adopted across England.

Extending the list of symptoms that allow people to book a COVID-19 test could help detect around a third more cases, researchers have said.

New data from the Oxford/AstraZenca COVID-19 vaccine suggests that one dose of the jab could cut transmission of the virus by 67%.

Loss of taste and smell and neurological aspects of ‘long COVID’ infection will be covered in a forthcoming MIMS Learning webinar, free for healthcare professionals.

GPs should proactively follow up all high-risk or vulnerable patients who have had a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 to ensure they have access to appropriate care, according to the first clinical guideline on long COVID.

There is not currently enough evidence to support taking vitamin D to prevent or treat COVID-19, a new rapid evidence review by NICE has concluded.

On Monday 14 December health secretary Matt Hancock told parliament that a new variant of the COVID-19 virus had been discovered and suggested it might be behind the surge in cases in the south-east of England. GPonline looks at what we know so far.

The government has confirmed that a new variant of the COVID-19 virus is behind the surge in cases in the south-east of England. GPonline looks at what we know so far.

More than 40 ‘long-COVID’ specialist clinics, staffed by GPs and other healthcare professionals, are set to open ‘within weeks’, NHS England has said.

More than 40 ‘long-COVID’ specialist clinics, staffed by GPs and other healthcare professionals, are set to open ‘within weeks’, NHS England has said.

More than 40 ‘long-COVID’ specialist clinics, staffed by GPs and other healthcare professionals, are set to open ‘within weeks’, NHS England has said.

Some of the changes in how hospitals are dealing with two-week cancer referrals could lead to longer-term improvement in care pathways, a leading expert has said.

Some of the changes in how hospitals are dealing with two-week cancer referrals could lead to longer-term improvement in care pathways, a leading expert has said.

GP practices can start ordering flu vaccine from an 8m-dose government stockpile and can apply for a share of £12m in funding to cover extra costs as part of the extended 2020 campaign, the government has confirmed.

GP practices can start ordering flu vaccine from an 8m-dose government stockpile and can apply for a share of £12m in funding to cover extra costs as part of the extended 2020 campaign, the government has confirmed.

A vaccine yet to be licensed in the UK accounts for more than a quarter of the 8m doses the government has promised to make available from next month as part of the expanded 2020 flu campaign.

A vaccine yet to be licensed in the UK accounts for more than a quarter of the 8m doses the government has promised to make available from next month as part of the expanded 2020 flu campaign.

Prescriptions for HRT are 29% lower in GP practices in England’s most deprived areas compared with those in the most affluent areas, a new study has found.

GPs’ ‘gut feelings’ are more effective at identifying patients with cancer than some clinical guidelines, particularly in patients with non-specific or multiple symptoms, new research suggests.

GPs should not prescribe opioids, benzodiazepines, paracetamol or NSAIDs for chronic pain, according to new draft NICE guidance.

GPs should not prescribe opioids, benzodiazepines, paracetamol or NSAIDs for chronic primary pain, according to new draft NICE guidance.

GPs should not prescribe opioids, benzodiazepines, paracetamol or NSAIDs for chronic primary pain, according to new draft NICE guidance.

A rule that required all patients in England attending hospital for elective care to self isolate for two weeks before their procedure has been dropped under new NICE guidance.

A rule that required all patients in England attending hospital for elective care to self isolate for two weeks before their procedure has been dropped under new NICE guidance.

A rule that required all patients in England attending hospital for elective care to self isolate for two weeks before their procedure has been dropped under new NICE guidance.

From next year GP practices will be incentivised to ensure people with obesity receive weight loss support, according to the government’s new obesity strategy which is unveiled today.

New indicators on obesity could be added to the QOF from next year as part of the government’s strategy to help people in England lose weight.

New indicators on obesity could be added to the QOF from next year as part of the government’s strategy to help people in England lose weight.

New indicators on obesity could be added to the QOF from next year as part of the government’s strategy to help people in England lose weight.