NHS Trusts and GP Surgeries Bringing Back Masks in All Clinical Areas

Patients are entitled to say they will not wear a mask and the health service provider is duty bound to respect the patient’s wishes, say solicitors.

A woman wearing a mask walks past a display in support of the NHS outside Harrods in London, Britain on March 31, 2020. Dylan Martinez/Reuters

Increasingly, NHS practices are reinstating face masks for all patients attending surgery as a “precautionary measure” against a new COVID-19 variant.

Although face coverings are no longer mandatory, NHS clinics and GPs are insisting they must be worn more and more at clinical areas.