Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“What progress his Department has made on increasing the number of primary care staff.”
Tabled: 1 March 2023Answered: 7 March 2023
Asked by
Dr Kieran Mullan
Conservative — Bexhill and Battle
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
The Prime Minister
I am happy to ensure that my hon. Friend meets the Health Secretary. We have got waiting lists down for six months in a row now, delivering 3 million extra appointments. The Further Faster 20 programme is doubling the rate at which waiting lists are falling, including in her trust. Of course, earlier this week we froze prescription charges at under £10. A lot has been done and there is a lot more to do, but our plan for change is working to get the NHS back on its feet.