Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 38575
General Practitioners
Tabled: 17 March 2025
Answered: 21 March 2025
Question
Helen Grant
Conservative — Maidstone and Malling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the accessibility of face-to-face GP appointments (a) in general and (b) for people less digitally literate.
Answer
Stephen KinnockGeneral practitioners (GPs) must provide face to face appointments alongside remote consultations. Online services must always be provided in addition to, rather than as a replacement for, in-person consultations.The GP contract also makes clear that pati...
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