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Covid-19 Testing for GPs

Tuesday 1 September 2020 · 1 question

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 1 Partly answered 0 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Ministerial Questions took place on 2020-09-01 regarding Covid-19 testing for GPs required to attend care homes.
  • Daniel Zeichner questioned the availability of testing for GPs who need to enter care homes.
  • The government announced pilots in Northamptonshire, Peterborough, and Cambridgeshire to provide regular Covid-19 testing for professionals visiting care homes.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Daniel Zeichner Lab Cambridge
NHS
Context

GPs are facing difficulties in obtaining necessary tests before visiting care homes.

Question

What recent assessment has been made of the availability of Covid-19 testing for GPs required to attend care homes? I spoke with GPs in Cambridge last week who informed me about the difficulty they face in getting tested prior to entering care homes, and one GP had to pretend she was a care worker just to get a test.

Answer from Nadine Dorries (Minister for Patient Safety)

GPs with symptoms can be tested through the self-referral portal. We are launching pilots in Northamptonshire, Peterborough and Cambridgeshire to provide regular Covid-19 testing for professionals who visit care homes regularly and provide services within 1 metre of residents.

Answered

Not addressed: The lack of immediate solutions prior to the pilot programmes was not addressed.

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