Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 113020
General Practitioners: Telemedicine
Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026
Question
Ben Coleman
Labour — Chelsea and Fulham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what provision has been made to help increase the number of appointments available within NHS primary care services in response to increases in online consultation use at GP surgeries.
Answer
Stephen KinnockWe have invested £160 million into the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme to support the recruitment of over 2,000 individual general practitioners (GPs) into primary care networks across England, helping to increase appointment availability and improv...
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