It was announced on 1st November that over 8 million people have now received their COVID-19 booster jab. A total of 8,115,229 people have received a booster jab in the…
Stoptober is back this October for its 10th anniversary year calling on smokers to stop smoking for the month of October. Over 2.3 million smokers have made a quit attempt…
Adults in England over the age of 18 have been eligible for vaccination against COVID-19 since the 18th June this year. However, according to the latest data from Public Health…
NHS staff at GP surgeries are facing increasing levels of abuse and aggression from patients. A recent poll by the body that represents GP surgery staff across the UK found…
In England, around one in eight men has a common mental health problem such as depression, anxiety, panic disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder. However, men are far less likely to ask…
Public Health England (PHE) recently relaunched their Act FAST campaign to encourage people with stroke symptoms to take immediate action. Between March and April 2020, admissions to hospital for stroke…
The COVID-19 pandemic has produced some of the biggest changes seen in UK general practice in recent memory. Many more consultations are being delivered remotely with symptom checkers, electronic messaging,…
On 9th December 2020, the first person in the UK received the new COVID-19 vaccine outside of a clinical trial. The NHS is now offering the vaccine to people most…
In an average year, around 11,000 people die from the flu in the UK. This year, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, these figures are likely to be much higher….
The national flu immunisation programme aims to protect those at risk of becoming seriously ill from flu over winter. This is especially important with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the…
