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Family doctors were only told aboutin England and Wales hours before the measures were made public.
"Practices received the updated Standard Operation Procedure guidance on Saturday 30 May, which contained detailed advice on the management for shielding patients, and yet only a few hours later the guidance appeared to have changed without warning, and practices still have not received any further clarification," he said.
The Royal College of GPs advises extreme caution around the easing, which comes into force today, saying it is not a"green light" allowing people to return to everyday life.
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