Question follow-through · 59

General Practitioners: Maidstone and Malling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to increase access to local GP services in Maidstone and Malling constituency.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
17 Jul 2024
Target answer date
22 Jul 2024
Answer
23 Jul 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to increase access to local GP services in Maidstone and Malling constituency.

  2. 22 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    The Government knows that patients are finding it harder than ever to access general practices (GP) and is committed to fixing the the crisis in GPs to secure the long-term sustainability of the National Health Service, thereby increasing access to local ...

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