Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 55655
General Practitioners
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Question
Dr Roz Savage
Liberal Democrat — South Cotswolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure NHS GP surgeries process private medical paperwork in a timely manner; and whether his Department plans to issue updated guidance to prevent administrative delays
Answer
Stephen KinnockWe are working across Government to cut red tape and improve ways of working, including work to improve the patient experience, such as streamlining or removing the need to request unnecessary medical evidence and paperwork where possible.Some medical pap...
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