Question reference: S6W-03109
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 20 September 2021
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS Scotland has offered GP practices financial incentives to hold patient appointments remotely and, if so, (a) how much was offered and (b) to how many practices.
Answer
NHS Scotland did not offer GP practices financial incentives to hold patient appointments remotely.
General practices are following Public Health Scotland’s advice on management of face to face appointments in primary care settings. While the number of virtual appointments will have risen during the pandemic, GP practices could adopt virtual or other forms of remote working before the pandemic.