Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 15808

General Practitioners: Contracts

Tabled: 3 July 2026

Answered: 8 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Samantha Niblett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 2026/27 GP contract on continuity of care; and whether he has made an assessment of the cost-effectiveness of reduced continuity, as a res

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Where a patient presents with a clinically urgent need, it is for the general practitioner to determine the appropriate course of action, and the patient should receive a clinically appropriate response on the same day. Where a request is ‘dealt with’, th...

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