Petition · past parliament
Get doctors back in the surgery
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
Dentist, Opticians, Nurse practitioner's and Audiologists all have face to face consultations.Why are doctors not doing them , they may as well work in a call centre
My wife ended up in A&E due to only having a telephone consultation with her GP . She has COPD and A&E weren't happy .
My wife ended up in A&E due to only having a telephone consultation with her GP . She has COPD and A&E weren't happy .
Dentist, Opticians, Nurse practitioner's and Audiologists all have face to face consultations. Why are doctors not , they may as well work in a call centre
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same/a similar action:
Create a legal right for patients to receive timely face-to-face GP appointments
Create a legal right for patients to receive timely face-to-face GP appointments
Create a legal right for patients to receive timely face-to-face GP appointments
Create a legal right for patients to receive timely face-to-face GP appointments
Timeline
| 19 Aug 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Aug 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
23 Aug 2021
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