Submitted on Thursday 6th August 2020
Rejected on Thursday 3rd September 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Open GP surgeries
Currently due to Covid we cannot access GP surgeries and can only have phone appointments. Many patients needs to actually see their doctor for underlying health conditions. I want GP surgeries to accept patients back using all current safety precautions.
It’s the current government policy keeping the GP surgeries closed. It makes no sense because all we do is go to our local 111 service provider instead. Rather than backing up that system the government should re open GP surgeries so patients can go an see their own doctor. This could be done the same way as other practices such as vets, where patients can wait in their cars until their allotted time then if both GP and patient use masks at least most things could be dealt with or referred on.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
GP surgeries are already permitted to see patients face-to-face, so it is not clear what you want the Government to do. The latest NHS guidance to GP practices requires them to "be open for the delivery of face to face care, whilst triaging patients remotely in advance wherever possible". You can find out more here: www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/03/CO485_guidance-and-standard-operating-procedures-general-practice-covid-19.pdf.
The extent to which they do this is a clinical matter for individual practices and the NHS, not the Government or Parliament.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
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