Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 61998
General Practitioners: Rural Areas
Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 1 July 2025
Question
Ben Maguire
Liberal Democrat — North Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) recruit and (b) retain General Practitioner doctors in (i) North Cornwall constituency and (ii) other rural areas.
Answer
Stephen KinnockIn the North Cornwall constituency, as of 30 April 2025, there were 61.5 full time equivalent (FTE) doctors in general practices (GPs), an increase of 2.4 FTE compared to April 2024.We acknowledge the urgent challenge of ensuring that rural areas have the...
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