Question follow-through · 86873

General Practitioners: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS England Medium Term Planning Framework – delivering change together 2026/27 to 2028/29, published on 24 October 2025, what plans he has to consult the Royal College of Gen

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
30 Oct 2025
Target answer date
3 Nov 2025
Answer
10 Nov 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 30 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS England Medium Term Planning Framework – delivering change together 2026/27 to 2028/29, published on 24 October 2025, what plans he has to consult the Royal College of Gen

  2. 3 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    As part of our recently published Medium-Term Planning Framework, we have introduced a new and ambitious target to ensure all urgent appointments are provided on the same day, so that patients requiring urgent care are prioritised, irrespective of how the...

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