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General Practitioners: Broxbourne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to make it easier for patients in Broxbourne constituency to contact their GP practice to book appointments.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
25 Nov 2024
Target answer date
27 Nov 2024
Answer
4 Dec 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to make it easier for patients in Broxbourne constituency to contact their GP practice to book appointments.

  2. 27 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    We know patients are struggling to contact their general practices (GP), including in the Broxbourne constituency. That is why we have committed to eliminating the 8:00am scramble for appointments by implementing a modern appointment booking system.The mo...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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