Monkeypox jabs will run out by next week, UKHSA says
The UK is likely to run out of smallpox vaccine stocks which it is using to protect people against monkeypox by the end of next […]
The UK is likely to run out of smallpox vaccine stocks which it is using to protect people against monkeypox by the end of next […]
The Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations (JCVI) has recommended that Moderna’s new COVID-19 bivalent vaccine, which provides protection against the original strain of the […]
The Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations (JCVI) has said that Moderna’s new COVID-19 bivalent vaccine, which provides protection against the original strain of the […]
The MHRA has approved an updated version of the Moderna vaccine that targets both the original COVID-19 virus and the Omicron variant, meaning it could […]
The MHRA has approved an updated version of the Moderna vaccine that targets both the original COVID-19 virus and the Omicron variant, meaning it could […]
Medicine shortages have become worse during the past year, leading to increased GP workload and causing adverse effects in patients.
Medicine shortages have become worse during the past year, leading to increased GP workload and causing adverse effects in patients.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended a change to the childhood immunisation schedule and that the UK moves to a one-dose […]
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended a change to the childhood immunisation schedule and that the UK moves to a one-dose […]
Symptoms of monkeypox cases in the current outbreak are different from those identified in past cases of the disease, researchers have found.
Symptoms of monkeypox cases in the current outbreak are different from those identified in past cases of the disease, researchers have found.
Inadequate blood test communication systems in GP practices may pose risks to patient safety, according to a study.
Professor Paul Little and colleagues have won this year’s Research Paper of the Year for a study looking at prescribing of antibiotics for lower RTIs […]
Professor Paul Little and colleagues have won this year’s Research Paper of the Year for a study looking at prescribing of antibiotics for lower RTIs […]
Some gay and bisexual men at higher risk of exposure to monkeypox will be offered the smallpox vaccine in a bid to contain the current […]
Some gay and bisexual men at higher risk of exposure to monkeypox will be offered the smallpox vaccine in a bid to contain the current […]
Join us for a short webinar series offering insights into the recognition and diagnosis of cow’s milk allergy and associated feeding problems.
Join us for a short webinar series offering insights into the recognition and diagnosis of cow’s milk allergy and associated feeding problems.
MIMS Learning, which provides CPD for GPs and other healthcare professionals, is hosting a free webinar on 13 June at 7pm looking at the relationship […]
Close contacts of people diagnosed with monkeypox should self isolate and receive the smallpox vaccine, according to new guidance from the UK Health Security Agency […]
NICE’s ‘traffic light’ system – intended to help GPs indentify risk of serious illness in children aged under five – is unreliable, researchers have warned.
A rise in sudden-onset hepatitis that has left 10 UK children requiring liver transplants so far this year has been linked to a surge in […]
A rise in sudden-onset hepatitis that has left 10 UK children requiring liver transplants so far this year has been linked to a surge in […]
A new six-point diagnostic model could boost early diagnosis of life-threatening cases of sepsis by helping GPs accurately identify acutely ill patients.
A new six-point diagnostic model could boost early diagnosis of life-threatening cases of sepsis by helping GPs accurately identify acutely ill patients.
GPs have been warned not to ‘over-medicalise’ care for refugees and asylum seekers who have experienced trauma and distress, in guidance from the Royal College […]
GPs may need to switch patients’ HRT after ‘extraordinary demand’ has led to shortages of Oestrogel, which has had knock on effects no the availability […]
Healthcare professionals can compare the carbon footprints of asthma and COPD inhalers using a new resource from MIMS.
MIMS Learning Live Digital is back from 21 – 23 March 2022, bringing you a selection of CPD-accredited webinars for your annual appraisal.
Free workshop for healthcare professionals in the UK.
Healthy children aged between 5 and 11 will be offered the COVID-19 vaccine after the UK government accepted new advice from the Joint Committee on […]
Wales is to offer COVID-19 vaccination to healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, the country’s minister for health and social services has confirmed.
More than one in 10 eligible people have yet to receive a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine nearly 14 months after the vaccination programme began, […]
More than one in 10 eligible people have yet to receive a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine nearly 14 months after the vaccination programme began, […]
GPs face a drive to boost uptake after the proportion of five-year-olds vaccinated with two doses of MMR fell to 85.5% – the lowest point […]
GPs face a drive to boost uptake after the proportion of five-year-olds vaccinated with two doses of MMR fell to 85.5% – the lowest point […]
A leaf symbol now appears in the print issue of MIMS to highlight inhalers with a lower carbon footprint.
A leaf symbol now appears in the print issue of MIMS to highlight inhalers with a lower carbon footprint.
MIMS Learning — the online education platform for healthcare professionals — is hosting a free one-hour webinar on 13 December at 7pm on hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic […]
MIMS Learning — the online education platform for healthcare professionals — is hosting a free one-hour webinar on 13 December at 7pm on hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic […]
Thousands of people could be offered a long-acting injectable treatment for HIV on the NHS for the first time under draft guidance published by NICE.
Updated NICE guidance on ME/chronic fatigue syndrome highlights the need for personalised management plans for patients with the condition – acknowledging that there is no […]
Updated NICE guidance on ME/chronic fatigue syndrome highlights the need for personalised management plans for patients with the condition – acknowledging that there is no […]
Updated NICE guidance on ME/chronic fatigue syndrome highlights the need for personalised management plans for patients with the condition – acknowledging that there is no […]
NHS England is aiming to administer COVID-19 vaccines to most 12- to 15-year-olds by October half term, primarily through a school-based immunisation programme.
NHS England is aiming to administer COVID-19 vaccines to most 12- to 15-year-olds by October half term, primarily through a school-based immunisation programme.
GP practices in England could deliver 200,000 doses a year of an anti-cholesterol jab for people with high cholesterol or a history of cardiovascular disease, […]
GPs are losing hours of time deciding which blood tests to cancel as a ‘perilous’ shortage of test tubes leaves doctors fearing diagnoses will be […]
NHS England has asked GPs to stop all non-urgent blood tests until mid-September – and has warned that supplies of blood test tubes will become […]
GPs will be able to offer a two-dose non-live shingles vaccine to immunocompromised patients from 1 September, NHS officials have confirmed.
GPs will be able to offer a two-dose non-live shingles vaccine to immunocompromised patients from 1 September, NHS officials have confirmed.
GPs will be able to offer a two-dose non-live shingles vaccine to immunocompromised patients from 1 September, NHS officials have confirmed.
GPs who have experienced long COVID have been instrumental in developing new clinical guidance on diagnosing and managing the condition.
GPs who have experienced long COVID have been instrumental in developing new clinical guidance on diagnosing and managing the condition.
GPs who have experienced long COVID have been instrumental in developing new clinical guidance on diagnosing and managing the condition.
NICE has ‘paused’ publication of updated advice on ME/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), citing concerns that the guidance lacked the support of some patient and professional […]
NICE has ‘paused’ publication of updated advice on ME/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), citing concerns that the guidance lacked the support of some patient and professional […]
GPs are struggling to decide how to deliver flu and COVID-19 booster jabs this autumn amid continued uncertainty around co-administration.
Patients with long COVID have higher blood clotting measures that may help explain persistent symptoms such as fatigue, researchers have suggested.
Patients with long COVID have higher blood clotting measures that may help explain persistent symptoms such as fatigue, researchers have suggested.
All 16- and 17-year-olds in the UK will be invited for a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine ‘within a very short number of weeks’, […]
All 16- and 17-year-olds in the UK will be invited for a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine ‘within a very short number of weeks’, […]
People with five or more symptoms in the first week of a COVID-19 infection are more likely to go onto develop long COVID, a study […]
The government has confirmed that almost all COVID-19 restrictions will end from 19 July and that it will issue new guidance setting out how clinically […]
The government has confirmed that almost all COVID-19 restrictions in England will end from 19 July, but has urged the public to proceed with caution […]
The government has confirmed that almost all COVID-19 restrictions in England will end from 19 July, but has urged the public to proceed with caution […]
Thursday 15 July, 7-8pm: Join colleagues at a MIMS Learning webinar to hear insights on lung cancer diagnosis and treatment from consultants Dr Ricky Thakrar […]
Thursday 15 July, 7-8pm: Join colleagues at a MIMS Learning webinar to hear insights on lung cancer diagnosis and treatment from consultants Dr Ricky Thakrar […]
New NICE draft guidance has said that healthcare professionals can recommend e-cigarettes, or vaping devices, as a means to help patients stop smoking.
GP practices have been told to consider offering face-to-face appointments for all children aged under five years old with respiratory symptoms.
GP practices have been told to consider offering face-to-face appointments for all children aged under five years old with respiratory symptoms.
GP practices have been told to consider offering face-to-face appointments for all children aged under five years old with respiratory symptoms.
GP practices have been told to consider offering face-to-face appointments for all children aged under five years old with respiratory symptoms.
Bempedoic acid has been approved for routine NHS prescribing with ezetimibe to treat primary hypercholesterolaemia or mixed dyslipidaemia when statins are unsuitable.
The risk of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) following COVID-19 infection is eight to ten times higher than after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination, researchers have said.
The government is to set up a new Office for Health Promotion, which will take over Public Health England’s health improvement remit from this autumn.
The government is to set up a new Office for Health Promotion, which will take over Public Health England’s health improvement remit from this autumn.
The government is to set up a new Office for Health Promotion, which will take over Public Health England’s health improvement remit from this autumn.
The government is to set up a new Office for Health Promotion, which will take over Public Health England’s health improvement remit from this autumn.
Skin cancer prognosis is poorer in people of colour, partly because doctors are not taught about presentations in darker skin, according to consultant dermatologist Dr […]
Skin cancer prognosis is poorer in people of colour, partly because doctors are not taught about presentations in darker skin, according to consultant dermatologist Dr […]
The government has confirmed that shielding will come to an end from 1 April.
Female patients from 166 GP practices in London will be offered HPV home testing kits as part of a new study that is aiming to […]
Extending the list of symptoms that allow people to book a COVID-19 test could help detect around a third more cases, researchers have said.
New data from the Oxford/AstraZenca COVID-19 vaccine suggests that one dose of the jab could cut transmission of the virus by 67%.
Loss of taste and smell and neurological aspects of ‘long COVID’ infection will be covered in a forthcoming MIMS Learning webinar, free for healthcare professionals.
GPs should proactively follow up all high-risk or vulnerable patients who have had a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 to ensure they have access […]
There is not currently enough evidence to support taking vitamin D to prevent or treat COVID-19, a new rapid evidence review by NICE has concluded.
On Monday 14 December health secretary Matt Hancock told parliament that a new variant of the COVID-19 virus had been discovered and suggested it might […]
The government has confirmed that a new variant of the COVID-19 virus is behind the surge in cases in the south-east of England. GPonline looks […]
More than 40 ‘long-COVID’ specialist clinics, staffed by GPs and other healthcare professionals, are set to open ‘within weeks’, NHS England has said.
More than 40 ‘long-COVID’ specialist clinics, staffed by GPs and other healthcare professionals, are set to open ‘within weeks’, NHS England has said.
More than 40 ‘long-COVID’ specialist clinics, staffed by GPs and other healthcare professionals, are set to open ‘within weeks’, NHS England has said.
Some of the changes in how hospitals are dealing with two-week cancer referrals could lead to longer-term improvement in care pathways, a leading expert has […]
Some of the changes in how hospitals are dealing with two-week cancer referrals could lead to longer-term improvement in care pathways, a leading expert has […]
GP practices can start ordering flu vaccine from an 8m-dose government stockpile and can apply for a share of £12m in funding to cover extra […]
GP practices can start ordering flu vaccine from an 8m-dose government stockpile and can apply for a share of £12m in funding to cover extra […]
A vaccine yet to be licensed in the UK accounts for more than a quarter of the 8m doses the government has promised to make […]
A vaccine yet to be licensed in the UK accounts for more than a quarter of the 8m doses the government has promised to make […]
Prescriptions for HRT are 29% lower in GP practices in England’s most deprived areas compared with those in the most affluent areas, a new study […]
GPs’ ‘gut feelings’ are more effective at identifying patients with cancer than some clinical guidelines, particularly in patients with non-specific or multiple symptoms, new research […]
GPs should not prescribe opioids, benzodiazepines, paracetamol or NSAIDs for chronic pain, according to new draft NICE guidance.
GPs should not prescribe opioids, benzodiazepines, paracetamol or NSAIDs for chronic primary pain, according to new draft NICE guidance.
GPs should not prescribe opioids, benzodiazepines, paracetamol or NSAIDs for chronic primary pain, according to new draft NICE guidance.
A rule that required all patients in England attending hospital for elective care to self isolate for two weeks before their procedure has been dropped […]
A rule that required all patients in England attending hospital for elective care to self isolate for two weeks before their procedure has been dropped […]
A rule that required all patients in England attending hospital for elective care to self isolate for two weeks before their procedure has been dropped […]
From next year GP practices will be incentivised to ensure people with obesity receive weight loss support, according to the government’s new obesity strategy which […]
New indicators on obesity could be added to the QOF from next year as part of the government’s strategy to help people in England lose […]
New indicators on obesity could be added to the QOF from next year as part of the government’s strategy to help people in England lose […]
New indicators on obesity could be added to the QOF from next year as part of the government’s strategy to help people in England lose […]
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