BRITS stuck in bed will no longer be forced to drag themselves to the GP to get a sick note. New rules – which kick in today – mean nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and phys…
The change has been brought in to reduce pressure on millions of doctors, who are already facing record long-waiting lists after Covid.Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid
said: “Slashing unnecessary bureaucracy is key to ensuring more patients can see their GP quickly and get the care they need as we bust the Covid backlogs." He wants them to be able to deliver an extra 50million appointments a year by 2024, but many doctors are bogged down in paperwork and other admin which ties them up.
It comes after the rules were relaxed back in April which meant they could be signed digitally, rather than on pen and paper.
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