Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 120480

General Practitioners: Telemedicine

Tabled: 12 March 2026

Answered: 26 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Dr Luke Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Changes to the GP contract in 2026/27, updated on 4 March 2025, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of removing the cap on online

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Department has not made a specific assessment of the impact of removing the caps on online requests on patient safety and general practice (GP) workload. Data on online consultation submissions is collected, monitored, and published.This is because th...

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