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Primary Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to primary care services.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
17 Jul 2024
Target answer date
23 Jul 2024
Answer
25 Jul 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to primary care services.

  2. 23 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    Too many patients are finding it impossible to access care. In May, a staggering 1.4 million patients waited for over a month for an appointment. That is why we are committed to: fix the front door to the NHS; bring back the family doctor; and shift the f...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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