Rejected petition Doctors should open Surgeries

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Decisions on when and whether to offer a face-to-face, as opposed to a remote, consultation are an operational decision for GPs and NHS Trusts, not the UK Government or Parliament.

You may be interested to know that NHS England wrote to GP practices on 13 May, specifying that practices must make a clear offer of face-to-face appointments, and respect patient preferences for face to face appointments where clinically appropriate. You can read the letter here:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/B0497-GP-access-letter-May-2021-FINAL.pdf

You might like to sign the following petition:

Create a legal right for patients to receive timely face-to-face GP appointments
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/587701

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

• Date submitted 3 June 2021
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