Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 116923

General Practitioners: Telemedicine

Tabled: 2 March 2026
Answered: 9 March 2026

Question

Pippa Heylings

Liberal DemocratSouth Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of new online consultation requirements on patient access to GP care.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
General practices (GPs) are independent businesses contracted by the National Health Service to deliver essential services, and as part of these contracts they are required to provide modern telephony systems, online consultation tools, and ensure that re...

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