Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 79822

General Practitioners: Rural Areas

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 16 October 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the policy paper entitled 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future, published on 3 July 2025, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of restoring the

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Government is committed to bringing back the family doctor for patients who would likely benefit from seeing the same clinician regularly. In doing so, we will improve continuity of care, which is associated with better health outcomes and fewer Accid...

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