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Primary Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of (a) GP appointments and (b) other primary care services.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
18 Oct 2024
Target answer date
22 Oct 2024
Answer
24 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of (a) GP appointments and (b) other primary care services.

  2. 22 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    We know that patients are finding it harder than ever to see a general practitioner (GP) and access other primary care services, and we are committed to fixing the crisis in GPs.Our plan to increase the number of GP appointments delivered will require bot...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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