Question follow-through · 86931

General Practitioners: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that pay awards for NHS staff are reflected in general practice settings.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
30 Oct 2025
Target answer date
3 Nov 2025
Answer
21 Nov 2025 · 22 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that pay awards for NHS staff are reflected in general practice settings.

  2. 3 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Government looks to the independent pay review bodies for a pay recommendation for NHS staff, including both contractor and salaried general practitioners (GPs). They consider a range of evidence from organisations, including the Government, the Natio...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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