Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17947

Cancer and General Practitioners: Yorkshire and the Humber

Tabled: 4 December 2024
Answered: 10 December 2024

Question

Abtisam Mohamed

LabourSheffield Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help improve (a) access to GP appointments and (b) rates of early-stage cancer diagnosis in areas of socio-economic deprivation in Yorkshire.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
We know that patients are struggling to access general practices (GPs), and that these struggles can be particularly acute for patients living in deprived areas. We will support equitable access to GP services, and we have already committed to recruiting ...

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