Doctors slam “unprovoked and unjustified” media attack on GP for working remotely

The petition, organised by the campaigning and pressure group GP Survival, said that the negative press stories, which appeared in the Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Sun, and Daily Mirror, amounted to an “unprovoked and unjustified attack on a hardworking GP.” Kieran Sharrock, deputy chair of the BMA’s England General Practitioners Committee, who supports the petition, said, “The constant targeting of general practice and GPs by certain media outlets must end, and singling out individuals in such a way is unfair and can have a profound effect. A spokesperson for NHS England said they would not comment on the media treatment about Hall working remotely but added that advice issued by NHS England in October 2021 made it clear that “every GP practice must seek patients’ input and respect preferences for face to face care unless there are good clinical reasons to the contrary.”