Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 121028

General Practitioners: Contracts

Tabled: 16 March 2026

Answered: 30 March 2026

Question

Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the proportion of requests for specialist care which will be refused due to the requirement for GPs to use the Advice and Guidance system from 1 April

Answer

Karin Smyth

The purpose of Advice and Guidance (A&G) is not to refuse care but to ensure patients are seen in the right place, first time.Where the outcome of A&G is that care management in primary or community settings is in the patient’s best interests, it ...

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