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Monkeypox Update
23rd May 2022

SameDayDoctor was interviewed on GB news today about the recent outbreak in Monkeypox. This has now become a virus which can be transmitted by sexual activity and as such we have to be aware that patients presenting with symptoms resembling Monkeypox must be screened remotely prior to a face to face consultation. Syphilis, herpes and molluscum resemble Monkeypox as indeed does chickenpox (varicella)

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New TV channel Talk TV- our interview today about GP hours and Hepatitis in children
26th April 2022

TalkTV GPs are set to vote on shortening their working day back to nine to five.

SameDayDoctor's Dr Laurence Gerlis: "When doctors start talking to me about work-life balance, I do an eye roll. My work is my life. Medicine is a vocation, it still is."

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Covid infections are falling in the UK
18th April 2022

The number of people in the UK infected with coronavirus is falling, says the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

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Interview with GB News about cancellation of vaccine mandates for NHS staff
15th March 2022

Samedaydoctor was interviewed by GB news about the change which was announced in January and came into force today

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Interview on Talk Radio about new health reforms
8th March 2022

Samedaydoctor was interviewed today on Talk Radio with Julia Hartley-Brewer about the newly announced health reforms outlined below

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Smear once in a lifetime thanks to HPV vaccines?
2nd March 2022

Women who have the HPV vaccine may need only one smear test to help prevent cervical cancer in their lifetime, according to a leading scientist

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Our entry on MYTRIBE insurance website
11th February 2022

Samedaydoctor is delighted to announce that we have been selected to be on an exclusive list of providers-this list is published by myTribe Insurance

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End of mandatory vaccinations for NHS staff
31st January 2022

We were interviewed on GB News and Talk Radio today about this. While we believe it is the correct decision to remove the requirement for mandatory vaccination, we also feel that Covid 19 vaccines give protection against serious illness and hospitalisation

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Omicron variant of Covid 19- you can catch Covid twice!
26th January 2022

Two-thirds of people recently infected with the Omicron variant say they had already had Covid previously. The findings come from a large, continuing study, React, swab-testing thousands of volunteers in England. More work is needed to know how many are true reinfections - but the results reveal the groups that appear to be more likely to catch Covid again