NHS Digital statistics show 147.85million in-person consultations happened between April 2020 and this March – down from the 238.26million during the same 12-month spell the year before.
Teenagers whose parents are vaccine-hesitant are helping each other schedule appointments to get the COVID-19 shot using minority consent laws, which allow vaccines without parental approval.
More than 90million fewer face-to-face GP appointments were carried out last year, MailOnline can reveal amid fury over a controversial NHS order for GPs to screen all patients online first. NHS Digital statistics show 147.85million in-person consultations happened between April 2020 and this March — down from the 238.26million during the same 12-month spell the … Read more
Biden calls on nearly 40K pharmacies to start giving COVID vaccines to Americans this WEEK – even if they don’t have appointments President Joe Biden called on all pharmacies that have partnered with the government to begin administering COVID-19 vaccines without appointments He also requested that state-run clinics offer walk-in vaccinations for Americans It comes as the average number … Read more
British Gas promises to do more to help vulnerable customers trying to book Homecare appointments By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 20 April 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 20 April 2021 British Gas has pledged to do more to help vulnerable customers after Money Mail sent it a dossier of nearly … Read more
GPs that are only dishing out AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine have been told to scrap all planned appointments for pregnant women. A letter sent by NHS England bosses to practices on Saturday specified sites that do not have Pfizer or Moderna vaccines in stock should cancel all scheduled first doses for expectant mothers. It takes a more … Read more
GPs that are only dishing out AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine have been told to scrap all planned appointments for pregnant women. A letter sent by NHS England bosses to practices on Saturday specified sites that do not have Pfizer or Moderna vaccines in stock should cancel all scheduled first doses for expectant mothers. It takes a more … Read more
Labour backlash as it emerges lobbying firm chief is on board of business appointments watchdog – but chair Lord Pickles says his expertise has been ‘useful’ Labour anger after it emerged lobbyist is serving on board of Acoba watchdog Head of the body insisted Andrew Cumpsty’s experience was ‘very useful’ The interest is declared on … Read more
Britons are starting to cancel appointments for the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine amid fears over its link to blood clots, GPs warned today. In what could be a major blow to vaccine uptake, doctors said they had been inundated with patients requesting to be given an alternative. The concern comes as officials try to maintain confidence in … Read more
More than 35million GP appointments have been ‘lost’ during the Covid pandemic, fuelling fears of a ticking time-bomb of late diagnoses. NHS Digital data shows there were 12 per cent per cent fewer visits in England between March 2020 and January 2021 compared to the same period a year prior — down from 287.2m to 251.4m. … Read more