Question follow-through · 11214
General Practitioners: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of GP appointments in West Dorset constituency.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 25 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 29 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 4 Nov 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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- Brain: Tumours · 11 Nov 2024
- Social Services: Rural Areas · 12 Nov 2024
- Social Services: West Dorset · 12 Nov 2024
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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
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
25 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 GP appointments in West Dorset constituency.
29 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Nov 2024
Answer published
We know that patients are finding it harder than ever to see a general practitioner (GP), we know that this applies to the constituents of West Dorset, and we are committed to fixing the crisis in GPs. West Dorset sits within the NHS Dorset Integrated C...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Pharmacy: Finance
28 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the amount of funding provided to community pharmacies for delivering primary healthcare services.
Rare Diseases: Research
11 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise private sector investment into research for (a) brain tumours and (b) other rare diseases.
Brain: Tumours
11 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of funding allocated to (a) brain tumours and (b) other cancers in the last five years; and if he will take steps to increase funding available for brain tu
Social Services: Rural Areas
12 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take through social care reforms to help (a) reduce waiting times for and (b) increase access to care services in rural areas.
Social Services: West Dorset
12 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that people in (a) West Dorset constituency and (b) other rural areas receive equitable access to social care support.
Social Services
12 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve access to social care in underserved regions where the amount of care providers is lower per capita.
Pharmacy: West Dorset
12 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to support community pharmacies in West Dorset
Pharmacy: Rural Areas
12 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the sustainability of pharmacies in rural communities that lack alternative healthcare access.
Sepsis: Research
15 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing funding for research into the early detection of sepsis.
Autism: West Dorset
15 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of autism support services for adults in West Dorset constituency.
Autism: Health Services
15 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that support for minimal to intensive assistance are tailored to each adult with autism.
Autism: Rural Areas
15 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of autism support services for adults in rural areas.