Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 2079

General Practitioners: Rural Areas

Tabled: 29 July 2024
Answered: 10 September 2024

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of recent trends in levels of sustainability of GP practices in rural areas.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
We recognize that patients are struggling to access general practice (GP), and more must be done to improve the sustainability of the National Health Service both nationally and in rural areas. The Government is committed to fixing the front door to the N...
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