Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 34202

General Practitioners: Rural Areas

Tabled: 26 February 2025
Answered: 7 March 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) train, (b) recruit and (c) retain GPs in (i) North Cornwall constituency and (ii) other rural areas.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
We acknowledge the urgent challenge of ensuring that rural areas, including North Cornwall, have the resources to continue serving their patients. To address this, we will increase capacity in general practice (GP) and ensure that rural areas have the nec...

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