questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to GP practices on the application of NHS proxy access policies for children aged 11 to 16; what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current arrangements in providing support for parents and carers of children with autism requiring assistance in accessing healthcare services and medical information; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure consistent interpretation and application of NHS proxy access guidance by GP practices for patients aged 11 to 16.
answerText: General practices (GPs) can provide proxy access to parents or carers of a child under the age of 16 years old. The GP surgery must get the child's consent before giving access to their online GP services, if the child is able to understand and make an in...
heading: General Practitioners