Spotlight on how GP surgeries have been supporting people during Covid
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Healthwatch Medway reviewed 50 GP websites to review the information provision during the pandemic.
They found that 10 surgeries had no website at all. 9 practice websites had no information about Covid-19. None of the websites included alternative ways for people who had no access to technology to access the GP service. A quarter (26%) of websites had no information about the new procedures for visiting the surgery such as PPE or social distancing. 75% of websites had no information about other sources of support for patients such as mental health. 13% of websites had no mention of their Patient Participation Groups which suggests that PPG groups don’t exist at that practice.
Healthwatch Medway made a number of recommendations in the report.