GP's simple idea has helped increase vaccine uptake among surgery patients to almost 100 per cent It is expected to be implemented across 50 other GPs in Leicester Updated Professor Azhar Farooqi started calling his patients to address patients' concerns with the vaccine and helped to increased uptake to almost 100 per cent. (Image: Osborne Hollis) Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time.