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Covid-19 – how to decide if face-to-face consultations are appropriate

Year published: 2020

A flowchart to support members across the UK with their clinical decision-making on whether to offer remote or face-to-face consultations.

Remote or face-to-face consultations

Visit our main page for detailed guidance and the full context needed to support your decision-making.

It should be used alongside our detailed 7-factor guidance document. You should also refer to our checklists to support members to apply the guidance. These will help to ensure you are able to undertake either remote or face-to-face consultations safely and appropriately at this time.

The flowchart reflects the reopening of previously paused healthcare pathways and the lifting of some lockdown measures.

Published on:

08 July 2020

Last reviewed:

27 August 2020