Speaking of advice and guidance, Dr Fuller said: “Say you want to do a neurology referral, and the waiting time may still be quite long, you may do an advice and guidance to get some advice back from the consultant to help support that patient while they are waiting.
Collective action by GPs in England has been like “holding up a mirror” to primary care, with hopes that the health service will learn from the changes it has triggered, according to one of England’s top medics.
The British Medical Association (BMA) announced family doctors would stage collective action – meaning they can stop or reduce certain work as a way of collectively expressing concerns – in August.
Dr Claire Fuller, primary care medical director for NHS England, told the PA news agency the move has been “really interesting”.
I would want GPs to be talking with consultant colleagues about which of the advice and guidance pathways work.
