Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 101907

General Practitioners

Tabled: 2 January 2026

Answered: 23 January 2026

Question

Pippa Heylings

Liberal Democrat — South Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve GP to patient ratios.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

We are starting to see consistent growth in the general practice (GP) workforce. We have funded primary care networks with an additional £160 million to recruit recently qualified GPs through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme. Over 2,500 individua...

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