Booking GP appointments to be made easier with upgrade of phones – Barclay

Booking GP appointments to be made easier with upgrade of phones – Barclay

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atients will be able to contact their GPs for an appointment more easily under Government proposals to improve access to primary care.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said practices will be handed £240 million this year to introduce online booking tools and upgrade telephone systems, as ministers aim to end the “8am scramble” of patients ringing surgeries for a slot.