General Practitioners: High Peak

About this written question

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Answering body

Department of Health and Social Care

Tabled

30 Jul 2024

Target answer date

2 Sept 2024

Answer

17 Sept 2024 · 49 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

• Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
• Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline

1. 30 Jul 2024

   Question tabled

   To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) support and (b) resources his Department has provided to help support GP surgeries to (i) clear patient backlogs and (ii) reduce workloads in High Peak constituency.

2. 2 Sept 2024

   Target answer date

   Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

3. 17 Sept 2024

   Answer published

   We know that patients are finding it harder than ever to see a general practitioner (GP), and we are committed to fixing this crisis in GPs to secure the long-term sustainability of the National Health Service. High Peak sits within the NHS Derby and Derb...

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.