Question reference: S6W-04482
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 18 November 2021
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 29 November 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-03664 by Humza Yousaf on 18 October 2021, what its response is to reports that a significant number of GP surgeries in England are using outsourced remote services to provide phone and online consultations for their patients, and whether surgeries in Scotland will use outsourced remote services for such consultations.
Answer
The Scottish Government has no view regarding how GP services are provided outwith Scotland.
Patients treated by general practices in Scotland should be treated by GPs who are on their local Health Board's performers list whether the appointment is remote or face to face.