Bill Harvey: Mellow yellow

We all knew a second lockdown was coming, so the announcement this week of a return to the College’s amber phase for practices added no more to the steaming up we all battle with in clinic at present.

On the other hand, good news from Liverpool. The trial of two weekly testing for all is a major step towards the universal testing called for by many since May and which, combined with effective track and tracing, might play a major role in minimising disease impact while we await vaccines. I suspect there has been a much-needed rethink of the initial track and trace programme, and some of you may well have been contacted recently to be part of the newly expanded team of clinical contact caseworkers – roles we were encouraged to apply for earlier this year.