Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether GPs will be informed by the NHS of which patients have been tested for covid-19.

We are actively planning to get COVID-19 test results into individual general practitioner (GP) records in England. NHS Digital are leading, working closely with the Royal College of GPs and the British Medical Association. This needs to be carefully done to minimise any clinical safety risks and ensure it is done accurately. We are expecting this to start within the next couple of weeks. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will have their own processes relating to healthcare records.