The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) was set up in July to conduct a rapid inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic. Its purpose is to ensure that lessons are learned and to issue recommendations to the government ‘so that its preparedness and response may be improved in future’.

DAUK directly fed into that report and are quoted in several places (see screenshots below)

The report urges the government to adopt a ‘Covid-Secure’ exit strategy or risk a third spike in the New Year.

For interim report and recommendations:
https://appgcoronavirus.marchforchange.uk/interim_report

DAUK’s Dr Lizzie Toberty, said:

“A vaccine delivery programme is vital for the country to recover from the pandemic. Primary Care is the best-placed service with the expertise and knowledge to deliver the vaccine safely and efficiently. However, there must be adequate resources made available in order to do this. We urgently need funding to renovate buildings, provide adequate PPE, and enough staff to administer the vaccine safely. It must also be recognised that primary care needs to continue all of our vital, routine work too.

“We must prevent a repetition of the mistakes this country has suffered as a consequence of the underperforming Test and Trace programme. The current plans are not sufficient to give GPs a fighting chance to participate effectively in the vaccine programme.”

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