General Practitioners: Abuse
(asked on 20th October 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that GPs do not face abuse from the public.
This question was answered on 27th October 2021
As announced in ‘Our plan for improving access for patients and supporting general practice’ on 14 October 2021, the Department and NHS England will work with the trades unions and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges to launch a zero-tolerance campaign on abuse of National Health Service staff. In addition, NHS England will immediately establish a £5 million fund to facilitate essential upgrades to practice security measures.