Question follow-through · 105490
General Practitioners: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of online appointment bookings for GP surgeries on the elderly population and those who experience digital exclusion.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 13 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 23 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of online appointment bookings for GP surgeries on the elderly population and those who experience digital exclusion.
15 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Department recognises the importance of ensuring equitable access to general practice (GP) services for all patients, including elderly individuals and those who may experience digital exclusion. Since 1 October, GPs have been required to offer acce...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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