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General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all patients have access to face-to-face appointments with their GP.

answeredRichard TiceDepartment of Health and Social Care

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all patients have access to face-to-face appointments with their GP.

  2. 24 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    We know that patients are finding it harder than ever to see a general practitioner (GP). Patients can’t get through the front door of the National Health Service, so they aren’t getting the timely care they need.We have pledged to guarantee a face-to-fac...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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