Elderly Britons may be missing invites for Covid jabs because GPs are having to TEXT them

Elderly Britons may be missing appointments for their coronavirus vaccines because GPs are sending them invites by text, doctors fear. Some over-80s who are next in line for the jab are being contacted on their mobile phones because of the ‘short notice of supply’. Dr Ollie Hart, a GP involved in the rollout in Sheffield, said … Read more

GPs are being forced to THROW AWAY leftover vaccines

GPs are being forced to throw away leftover vaccines rather than give patients second doses or use them on staff, medics have revealed. Local NHS leaders are said to have issued the instructions to doctors organising clinics, despite Professor Chris Whitty saying yesterday the UK’s roll-out of vaccinations was being held back by delayed deliveries … Read more

Covid UK: GPs are told to halt non-urgent care in bid to boost speed of vaccine rollout

GPs are told to halt non-urgent care in bid to boost speed of Covid-19 vaccine rollout Family GPs are told to stop routine appointments during the vaccine rollout Guidelines say more surgeries should pause non-urgent checks and tests It comes as GPs warn patients of ‘severe strain on health care in London’  By Kate Pickles … Read more

Homeless get Covid jabs as local GPs make rough sleepers a priority group for vaccinations

Homeless people will get Covid-19 jabs in the first scheme of its kind in the UK aimed at protecting rough sleepers and those living in shelters from the virus. Oldham Council and local GPs decided the town’s homeless people should be made a priority group to get the vaccine at the start of the rollout. … Read more

Covid UK: GPs say they have been told to SLOW DOWN vaccine roll-out

GPs leading Britain’s great vaccination drive have been forced to pause inoculations to allow other parts of the country to catch up, it was claimed today. Practices that have already vaccinated every patient over the age of 80 and are now looking to dish the jabs out to the over-70s have had their deliveries cancelled by … Read more

GPs say they have been told to SLOW DOWN vaccine roll-out to over-70s because of a lack of supply

GPs leading Britain’s great vaccination drive have been forced to pause inoculations to allow other parts of the country to catch up, it was claimed today. Practices that have already vaccinated every patient over the age of 80 and are now looking to dish the jabs out to the over-70s have had their deliveries cancelled by … Read more

No10 vows to trial 24/7 Covid jabs as GPs in parts of the UK are having to PAUSE vaccinations

Ministers will trial round-the-clock Covid vaccinations after bowing to immense pressure to adopt the 24/7 roll-out, according to reports. A senior Government source claimed this morning that Number 10 is considering a ‘pilot where vaccinations are offered for longer hours’ to gauge whether there is enough demand to keep jab hubs open through the night.  … Read more

Half of GPs’ staff are off sick with Covid-19, report claims

Half of GPs’ staff are off sick with Covid-19, adding to the delays for the coronavirus vaccine rollout, report claims Surgeries and hospitals feel the effects of tens of thousands of staff absences More than 46,000 hospital staff are currently off work sick with coronavirus  Meanwhile one in four clinical and administrative staff is unable … Read more

London property firm ‘tried to skip vaccine queue by offering GPs £5,000-a-go to inject staff’

A London property investment firm was forced to apologise after its ‘appalling’ bid to skip the coronavirus vaccine queue by offering doctors £5,000 for each jab given to its staff. Doctors across Britain are said to have been offered up to £100,000 to vaccinate the workforce of The Hacking Trust – a luxury London property firm – amid … Read more

GPs told to ‘stand down’ routine care and focus on Covid vaccinations

GPs are being urged to ‘stand down’ routine appointments so they can prioritise Covid vaccinations, it was claimed last night. Guidance sent to doctors says the jabs should be their top priority – with other ‘non-essential’ activities postponed, potentially for weeks.  NHS England has already advised surgeries to focus on the delivery of the vaccine … Read more