Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 21491
General Practitioners: Surrey
Tabled: 19 December 2024
Answered: 7 January 2025
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of standardising the GP appointment application process in Surrey.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe GP Contract requires all practices to offer patients an assessment of need, or signposting to an appropriate service, on the day they contact the practice, or the next day if they contact the practice in the afternoon. They will not be asked to phone ...
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