GPs have stepped up plans to roll out Covid-19 booster jabs. Dr Silvana McCaffrey told Adam Fleming she’s cancelled her Christmas holiday to organise the vaccination programme for patients in Herefordshire. You can hear the full interview on Newscast on BBC Sounds. Source link
Dr Siaron West says specialist training made “at least half a dozen of my patients” spring to mind. Source link
Ministers say GP practices in England must offer face-to-face appointments to patients who want them, alongside offers of telephone and video consultations. Figures show 57% of appointments were in person in July, well below the 80% seen before the pandemic. The Royal College of GPs said it is concerned about a growing public perception that … Read more
The Royal College of GPs says a failure to recruit enough doctors has put services under pressure. Source link
MANGALURU: Prof Mackwin D’Mello, head, department of public health, KS Hegde Medical Academy of Nitte (Deemed to be University) has developed an android app that helps doctors in PHCs and ASHA workers keep a tab on SpO2 (blood oxygen) levels in Covid-19 patients in home isolation. Titled CoviSwas, the app was launched by Nitte chancellor … Read more
The incoming flares are also expected to impact satellites in the Earth’s upper atmosphere. (Picture courtesy: IE) A high-speed solar storm could hit Earth’s magnetic field today, disrupting communication infrastructure and electricity supply around the globe. The solar storm is approaching the planet at 1.6 million kms an hour, according to the National Aeronautics and … Read more
Patients struggling to get appointments as GPs report surge in appointments being booked. Source link
Prof Martin Marshall, chair of the Royal College of GPs, said: “The focus for GPs and our teams is currently to offer vaccinations to patients from group six… this is a large group of approximately seven million patients, and it is likely some patients in this group will not yet have been invited for their … Read more
Tens of thousands of people in the UK received the Pfizer-BioNTech jab last week in hospitals. Source link
Image copyright Reuters GP practices are being told they must make sure patients can be seen face to face when they need such appointments. NHS England is writing to all practices to make sure they are communicating the fact doctors can be seen in person if necessary, as well as virtually. It’s estimated half of … Read more