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Doctors: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the General Medical Council on ensuring that doctors who are unwell seek professional help for their condition, in the context of the General Medical Council's deci

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
17 Jun 2025
Target answer date
19 Jun 2025
Answer
26 Jun 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the General Medical Council on ensuring that doctors who are unwell seek professional help for their condition, in the context of the General Medical Council's deci

  2. 19 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The Government has committed to bringing forward legislation to modernise the regulation of doctors in the United Kingdom by the General Medical Council (GMC) in this Parliament. Government officials are working closely with the GMC and other stakeholders...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Dentistry: Migrant Workers

15 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the General Dental Council has made on procuring a new examination board for the Overseas Registration Exam.

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General Practitioners: Pharmacy

13 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the NHS Dispensing Fee for dispensing GP practices in the context of recent increases in employers’ National Insurance contributions.

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Maternity Services

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Doctors

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Joint Replacements: Surgery

17 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle elective care waiting times including joint replacement surgery in (a) Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and (b) nationally.

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Surgical Hubs: Out of Area Treatment

17 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to ensure patients who receive care at a surgical hub outside of their local area have access to follow-up treatment such as rehab in their locality.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Resident Doctors: Scotland and Wales

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Resident Doctors: Training

2 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average annual study budget available for resident doctors in England who are undertaking training or professional development is.

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Anaesthetics: Migrant Workers

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NHS: Occupational Health

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Social Services: Fees and Charges

12 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities to on conducting consultations with recognised care provider associations when setting adult social care fee rates.