Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing additional medical indemnity costs for GPs who wish to participate in the covid-19 vaccination programme and who are (a) near to or (b) have already reached the maximum limit of sessions for their medical indemnity cover.

There are comprehensive clinical negligence indemnity arrangements in place for general practitioners (GPs) participating in the Covid-19 vaccination programme in England. Since 1 April 2019, all GPs and others working in general practice are automatically covered under the Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice, for liabilities arising from the provision of NHS primary medical services and ancillary health services as part of the NHS in England. This includes where GPs are participating in the Covid-19 vaccination programme, which is being implemented using an Enhanced Service Specification. GPs do not pay a subscription to this scheme, the costs of which are met centrally.