Restricted access to the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic: Is it time to move away from the rationed clinical response?

• Daniel K Goyal, PhD,
• Fatma Mansab, MSc,
• Adeeb P Naasan, MBChB,
• Amir Iqbal, FRCGP,
• Colin Millar, PhD,
• Grant Franklin, FRCP,
• Stephen Thomas, FRCP,
• John McFadden, FRCGP,
• Derek Burke, FRCEM,
• Daniel Lasserson, MD

Affiliations

Daniel K Goyal, PhD

Consultant Physician & COVID Co-Lead, Lorn & Islands Hospital, Oban, NHS Highlands, Scotland, UK; Clinical Lecturer, Health Systems, University of Gibraltar, Gibraltar; Corresponding author.

Fatma Mansab, MSc

Researcher, COVID-19 Team, Public Health Gibraltar; Clinical Lecturer, Postgraduate Medical School, University of Gibraltar

Adeeb P Naasan, MBChB

Senior House Officer in General Internal Medicine and Covid-19 Response Co-ordinator, Lorn & Islands Hospital, Oban, NHS Highlands, Scotland, UK

Amir Iqbal, FRCGP

Senior Clinical Lead, Covid-19 Remote Monitoring of Patients During Response & Recovery, NHS Grampian, Scotland, UK

Colin Millar, PhD

Consultant Physician, Covid Co-Lead, Lorn & Islands Hospital, Oban, NHS Highlands, Scotland, UK

Grant Franklin, FRCP

Consultant Acute Medicine, Raigmore Hospital, NHS Highlands, Inverness, Scotland, UK

Stephen Thomas, FRCP

Consultant Respiratory Physician, Raigmore Hospital, NHS Highlands, Inverness, Scotland, UK

John McFadden, FRCGP

General Practitioner, Burnfield Medical Practice, NHS Highlands, Scotland, UK

Derek Burke, FRCEM

Head of Clinical Governance and GMC Suitable Person, Gibraltar Health Authority, Gibraltar (formerly Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine and Medical Director Sheffield Children's NHS FT)

Daniel Lasserson, MD

Professor of Acute Ambulatory Care, University of Warwick; Clinical Lead for Ambulatory Outreach Team, Oxford University Hospital, Oxford, UK