The Mail is demanding face-to-face GP appointments are the default, and that anyone who wants to see their family doctor in-person should be able to do so. And last night, Dennis Reed, from Silver Voices – a campaign group for the over-60s which is demanding a legal right to face-to-face appointments – hit back at Professor Marshall. He told MPs 56 per cent is ‘where we should be’, adding that face-to-face appointments ‘aren’t needed by everybody’. He added: ‘When you need to examine somebody or do a blood test, it’s obvious you need face-to-face appointments. ‘So face-to-face appointments are important when they’re needed.

Source: Daily Mail September 22, 2021 00:11 UTC