Vaccination rates
British Medical Association GP committee votes to phase out physician associates
The majority of members voted that the role is “fundamentally unsafe” in general practice
UK to provide genomic sequencing globally to identify COVID-19 variants
Public Health England has identified the first group of countries to receive genomic sequencing support through NVAP
COVID-19 booster dose programme planned for September launch in Britain
The programme will be conducted in two stages for a range of priority groups
We must be candid about our use of healthcare data if we want to win back public trust
As the government announces a delay to a new GP data sharing initiative amid privacy concerns, Gareth Thomas, Managing Director of Wilmington Healthcare, explains why industry must move fast to...
Pfizer/BioNTech, AZ vaccines effective against Delta COVID-19 variant after two doses
Pfizer/BioNTech and AZ vaccines found to be 96% and 92% effective against variant, respectively
UK plans to launch new national health agency focused on tackling pandemics
The UK Health Security Agency will protect against future health threats
UK study finds Pfizer/BioNTech, AZ/Oxford vaccines reduce severe COVID-19 in older people
Data suggests vaccine is 80% effective at preventing hospitalisations in over-80s
PHE study finds people who have had COVID-19 can still transmit the virus
Protection after infection lasts for at least five months on average
Matt Hancock unveils new National Institute for Health Protection
Public Health England to be replaced with new government body
Public Health England to be axed over coronavirus response
Report from The Sunday Telegraph details plans to replace agency
Healthineers’ COVID-19 antibody test proves most effective in comparative study
Beats tests from Roche, Abbott and DiaSorin
Thousands of EU staffers have left NHS since 2016, says Lib Dems
Figures come from information provided by 50 NHS hospital trusts