GP and outpatient appointments will now be held “digitally” where possible “with immediate effect” as the coronavirus spreads across the UK.
The health secretary Matt Hancock has announced a current "digital-first" rollout will be extended across the country wherever “clinically and practically possible”.
This will mean appointments being carried out via video link, phone calls and other digital means. Mr Hancock told MPs: “We’re taking steps of course to improve access by making sure people can access primary care in the best possible way. “And I can be clear to the House today that we will take a digital-first approach to accessing primary care and outpatient appointments. "So that wherever clinically and practically possible, people can
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