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Dido Harding has set a 75-mile limit on appointments for test and trace Test and trace boss Dido Harding has installed a 75-mile limit on travelling to appointments after it was revealed some patients were being asked to drive almost 300 miles. It comes as the number of close contacts of people who tested positive … Read more
A driver who claims he was fired for having depression has joined a class action against DPD with the widow of a man who died after missing hospital appointments to escape £150 fine from the courier firm. Alistair Mcleary, from Glasgow, developed depression after witnessing a bin lorry crash into pedestrians in 2014, killing six … Read more
Victoria Beckham reveals her Dover Street store in London is offering virtual styling appointments amid Covid-19 – so fans can shop ‘wherever they are in the world’ Victoria Beckham, 46, took to Instagram and shared snaps of Dover Street store Designer told how branch is offering ‘virtual and in person styling appointments’ Explained appointment will be … Read more
Last week I was sitting in glorious isolation in my consulting room at St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey, in what felt like a ghost town. There was a deserted waiting room, and outside was a virtually empty car park. My only contact with patients was via the telephone on my desk. Along the corridor, … Read more
Only one in ten GP appointments is face to face – three months after ministers vowed to get the NHS back to normal. A major survey found 61 per cent of consultations are via phone call, 6 per cent through text or email and 4 per cent by online video. Telephone triage assessments and home … Read more
The doctor will see you now…but only if you’re paying: GPs’ appointments become available for cash while NHS surgeries stay shut Investigation by Mail on Sunday shows some GPs who will not see NHS patients are willing to see people face-to-face as long as they’re prepared to pay For £49, patients can obtain a in-person … Read more
Routine face-to-face appointments with your GP may never return even after coronavirus, Royal College of General Practitioners says In-person GP appointments dropped from 70% to 23% within weeks of lockdown This large shift has made a ‘compelling case’ to keep so-called ‘total triage This is when patients talk to a doctor online or over the … Read more
Virus wreaks havoc on jobs as number of permanent staff appointments falls at sharpest rate in recorded history By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 6 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 6 May 2020 The coronavirus crisis is ‘wreaking havoc’ on the UK jobs market, a new report has showed. Businesses … Read more
Don’t stop attending ‘life-saving’ vaccination appointments for your children over fears about coronavirus, NHS warns parents Parents are being urged not to stop attending ‘life-saving’ vaccination appointments for their children over fears about Covid-19 NHS England says that routine jabs such as those for MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) are essential in preventing other serious … Read more
Will coronavirus mean you never see a doctor face-to-face again? Warning over ‘drastic’ changes to GP appointments with over half of consultations set to move online Professor Martin Marshall told MPs of a large uptake in virtual consultations He said that at least 50 per cent of all GP appointments could move online Virtual appointments … Read more