Infective conjunctivitis cases ‘clogging up’ GP appointments system

Infective conjunctivitis cases ‘clogging up’ GP appointments system The practice that many schools and nurseries have of refusing to admit children with infective conjunctivitis unless they have a prescription for antibiotics is unintentionally “clogging up” the GP appointments system, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has warned.

Around 160,000 GP appointments could be freed up, if schools and nurseries changed their policies, it says.

To mark the beginning of national Self Care Week, the College has written to the schools inspectorate, OFSTED, calling for nursery, pre-schools and childcare providers to re-think their policies. OnMedica

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• Self care for conjunctivitis could save 160,000 GP visits a year, warns RCGP GP Online