Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 65315

General Practitioners: Standards

Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 23 July 2025

Question

Dr Caroline Johnson

ConservativeSleaford and North Hykeham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 10 of the 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future, published on 3 July 2025, who will decide whether patients require same day GP appointments.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
General practices operate as independent businesses with the autonomy to decide how they manage and triage patients. This enables them to adopt operational approaches that best meet the needs of their practice and patient population, as they are best plac...

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