Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 120987
General Practitioners: Contracts
Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 25 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Dr Luke Evans
Conservative — Hinckley and Bosworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Question 118267 answered on 13 March on General Practitioners: Contracts, who is clinically responsible for the patient while advice and guidance is being sought; and at what point does
Answer
Karin SmythCurrently, a patient is added to an official waiting list when an Advice and Guidance request is converted into a referral. This will remain the case through part of 2026/27. From October 2026, expanded Advice and Guidance will be routed through a new Ele...
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