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…

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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…

Practices in parts of the UK are finding vaccine deliveries limited because of catch up programmes elsewhere, it was alleged today. The report in the Daily Telegraph suggests vaccine supplies are not keeping up with the success of some practice-based programmes. The government has warned for several days of potential bottlenecks in vaccine supply –…

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…

The government must use the expanding vaccination programme to give full priority to health staff, doctors’ leaders have said. Vaccination of staff has continued to be “ad hoc and often chaotic,” the British Medical Association said. It said that some practices have vaccinated a “reasonable” number of staff while others have done none at all.…