Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 69378

General Practitioners: Travel

Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 1 September 2025

Question

Mims Davies

ConservativeEast Grinstead and Uckfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has issued guidance on the maximum distance that a patient should travel to see their registered GP.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
As part of the arrangements for the provision of primary medical services, general practices (GPs) are required to agree an area within which they will accept patients onto their list. This ensures there is a sufficient distribution of GPs for all patient...

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