Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 907237
General Practitioners
Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Alex McIntyre
Labour — Gloucester
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve patient access to GPs.
Answer
Stephen KinnockIn our manifesto we said that we will end the 8am scramble, and that is precisely what we are doing. In September 2024, patient satisfaction with ease of accessing their GPs stood at just 61%, today it stands at 73%. This is huge progress, but we still ...
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