Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 59560
Chronic Illnesses: Health Services
Tabled: 12 June 2025
Answered: 19 June 2025
Question
Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the difference in patient care outcomes between (a) assigning a named GP for accountability and (b) ensuring continuity of care through an own doctor syst
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe Government is bringing back the family general practitioner (GP) because we know that continuity of care is essential to person-centred healthcare. While all patients have the legal right to choose their GP practice and must be assigned a named GP, th...
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