Dr Sarah Jacques: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- GP co-lead, Doctors Association UK
- Quoted on
- GP access, A&E & ambulance response
- Tracked press citations
- 3
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
“In principle, I believe GPs support better communication and appropriate information sharing across the NHS. However, the current proposals appear to go far beyond improving direct clinical care and raise serious unanswered questions about confidentiality, governance, liability, transparency, and public trust.”
What Dr Sarah Jacques has said
“The DWP has been trying to do this for a while. However, when I have spoken to my regional DWP, it hasn't been able to have a presence in GP surgeries as there aren't any spare rooms.”
DAUK GP co-lead · GP access · 10 Sept 2026 · Government to extend job coaches in GP surgeries with £167m funding ↗
“When a GP refers a patient to hospital, that referral represents a clinical judgment that is the equivalent of a medical consultant opinion in the community, and thus necessitates a further medical assessment.”
DAUK GP co-lead · A&E & ambulance response · 10 Sept 2026 · GP referrals to A&E should require doctor assessment, say GP leaders ↗
Where Dr Sarah Jacques has been quoted
- What does the new Health Bill mean for GPs?gponline.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Government to extend job coaches in GP surgeries with £167m fundingpulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
- GP referrals to A&E should require doctor assessment, say GP leaderspulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
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