GPs have been told they can close on the day of the Queen's funeral but they need to make sure patients can access out-of-hours care.
NHS England has written to local and regional leaders saying that, while GP services will be able to close on Monday, there needs to be "sufficient" out-of-hours care for patients. It also asked for scheduled Covid booster care home visits to be carried out as planned and "strongly" encouraged clinics due that day to stay open.
The letter, signed by NHS England's director of primary care Dr Ursula Montgomery, added: "Given the importance of delivering the Covid-19 autumn booster programme, we would ask that scheduled care home visits (which are a high priority for the programme) are maintained and delivered as planned. We strongly encourage any clinics scheduled on that day to be maintained, particularly where there is a high population need.
