Select committee: Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 3
Ninth report - Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic
Published 6 Jan 2022
Paragraph 44
Addressed to Department of Health and Social Care
Health and Social Care Committee Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Recommendation (the committee's words)
NHS England has already commissioned an evaluation of the role of digital tools in primary care. We recommend that it publishes that evaluation at the earliest opportunity and uses it as a basis to produce clear and consistent guidance on best practice in • Reducing bureaucracy and day-to-day IT administration tasks, including those associated with referrals, routine blood tests, and follow-up appointments. • The use of remote consultations in general practice. This should include guidance on how to approach conversations with patients about remote care, considering that while patients may not necessarily always be able to have a face-to-face appointment, they should have input into the decision and the rationale for any refusal should be transparent and consistent.
From: Health and Social Care Committee, Ninth report - Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic (HC 599), paragraph 44, 6 January 2022
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 25 May 2022 (deadline 6 March 2022).
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The government's response to the Health and Social Care Select Committee's report on clearing the pandemic backlog sets out how it is working with its arm's length bodies to help the NHS clear the elective care waiting list.
- The response is to the Committee's ninth report of session 2021-22, 'Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic'.
- It was published by the Department of Health and Social Care on 12 May 2022, with an accessible HTML version added on 17 May 2022.
- The page summary does not state which recommendations the government accepts or disagrees with, or give specific commitments or dates. Readers should consult the full 34-page response for these.