Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 91269

General Practitioners: Ely and East Cambridgeshire

Tabled: 14 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025

Question

Charlotte Cane

Liberal DemocratEly and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average wait time for a GP appointment was in Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency in each of the last five years.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

This information is available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/appointments-in-general-practice

The time between booking and the appointment is not a proxy for “waiting times,” as patients may prefer to book routine appointments, for example regular tests or medicine reviews, further in advance.

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