Practices may need to ensure they add temporary staff such as sessional GPs to their vaccination lists, according to a trade union. The British Medical Association has warned that sessional GPs, especially those working as locums, are facing difficulty in many areas in getting access to COVID-19 vaccination. Their rates of vaccination are much lower…

National rationing of COVID-19 vaccines is likely to begin next week as supplies are diverted to regions that have fallen behind in the programme, it was reported today. Practices in many parts of the country have now been told they will not get supplies next week, The Times reports. The aim will be to ensure…

Practices have been overwhelmed by over-70s seeking vaccination – while in many cases they are struggling to complete the programme for the over-80s, it has been reported. According to some reports, vaccine supplies continued to be diverted to areas lagging behind in the first phase of the programme – especially where risk of infection has…

While the approval and subsequent roll-out of vaccines to fight coronavirus have provided much-needed hope for the nation, the actual process of doing this appears to be piling pressure on GP practices while also confusing patients. Several practice managers have reported problems with how the process is unfolding and their practices are continuing to be…

Practices have been ordered to step up vaccination programmes for care homes – completing first doses by 24 January. New guidance from NHS England orders practices to concentrate on care homes and offers a £30 fee for each care home resident vaccinated before 17 January. The fee is a £20 increase on the standard fee…

Many practices have refused to cancel second appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine, it has been reported. The decision to delay the second dose by 12 weeks dismayed many doctors and practices, partly because patients were already booked in for their three week boosters. The British Medical Association promised to support practices that refused to cancel…

A vaccination programme for all doctors will be up and running within the week in England, the government has promised. It came as a GP in one county, Kent, warned that many practices have half their staff off sick with COVID-19. The government promised a programme to include all health and social care workers, delivered…