Bury health bosses have announced their new ways of dealing with patients. Patients will be offered a telephone or video consultation initially and may be asked to go to a GP practice that is not their own if they do require a face to face appointment.
NHS Bury Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said this is to minimise risk created by coronavirus. Dr. Jeff Schryer, local GP and chair of Bury CCG, said: "In order to keep patients and our staff safe, and to ensure face to face appointments are available for patients that need them, we are working in a different way. "If your GP can safely provide your care remotely, over the phone or online via a video consultation, they will.