Question follow-through · 908662

General Practitioners: South Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of GP services in South Dorset constituency.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
14 Apr 2026
Answer
14 Apr 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 26 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of GP services in South Dorset constituency.

  2. 14 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    We promised to improve access to GPs, and that’s exactly what we are doing. This year we have invested an additional £601m in the GP contract and we’ve delivered 8 million more appointments than last year, with South Dorset seeing an increase of 27,000. W...

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