Question follow-through · 16082

General Practitioners: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has commissioned research into the factors causing increased GP consultation rates.

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: 2 Dec 2024
Answer: 2 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

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Recorded timeline

25 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has commissioned research into the factors causing increased GP consultation rates.
2 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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2 Dec 2024
Answer published
The Department has not formally commissioned research into this topic. General practice consultation rates have increased in recent years, as a result of significant growth in the clinical workforce. This increase also represents a recovery from the abnor...

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