United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 101683
General Practitioners
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11 January 2022
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17 January 2022 · Answer
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17 January 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to give a legal right to patients to request a face-to-face appointment with their GP.
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11 January 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to give a legal right to patients to request a face-to-face appointment with their GP.
Source: Commons
17 January 2022
Answer
We have no current plans to do so. NHS England and NHS Improvement’s guidance states that patients’ input into choices on appointment mode should be sought. Practices should respect preferences for face-to-face care unless there are good clinical reasons ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-11/101683
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1401899
- uk · wq-1401899 · source updated 17 January 2022