GPs told to top up flu jab stocks from 8m-dose government reserve
GP practices will be able to request additional supplies of flu vaccine from an 8m-dose government reserve in the coming weeks – with deliveries to arrive in November.
Winter pressure
Reagent shortage a ‘kick in the guts’ for GPs already facing decision fatigue
A shortage of chemical reagents used in laboratory testing has forced GPs to stop as many as 70% of tests and has come as a ‘kick in the guts’ for doctors already managing increased clinical risk during the COVID-19 pandemic, GP leaders have said.
RCGP chair warns of ‘significant problem’ over flu vaccine supplies
The NHS faces a ‘significant problem’ with flu vaccine supplies as it aims to cover more than 30m people this year, the RCGP chair has warned – as GPonline polling found widespread concerns among GPs.
Government must show evidence behind PPE strategy, warns BMA
Chronic shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) across the NHS during the first wave of COVID-19 earlier this year cannot be repeated, the BMA has warned, calling on the government to publish the evidence behind its latest PPE strategy.
Workload crisis looms as GPs prepare for biggest flu campaign ever and winter COVID spike
GPs face a surge in workload over the coming months as the government rolls out the ‘biggest flu programme in history’ amid predictions that a winter COVID-19 spike could claim 120,000 lives.
Workload crisis looms as GPs prepare for biggest flu campaign ever and winter COVID spike
GPs face a surge in workload over the coming months as the government rolls out the ‘biggest flu programme in history’ amid predictions that a winter COVID-19 spike could claim 120,000 lives.