Question follow-through · 43169
General Practitioners: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to meet his target for GP appointment waiting times.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 1 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 10 Apr 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to meet his target for GP appointment waiting times.
3 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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10 Apr 2025
Answer published
The Government is determined to make it easier for everyone to see a general practitioner (GP) when they need to, by improving access to appointments. We will bring back the family doctor, train thousands more GPs, guarantee a face-to-face appointment for...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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