Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 103113

General Practitioners: Working Hours

Tabled: 5 January 2026

Answered: 23 January 2026

Question

Helen Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support suppliers with extended GP online consultation hours.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

General practices (GPs) have been required to offer and promote an online consultation tool to their registered patients since 2021. The change introduced in October 2025 regarding online access explicitly requires that all modes of contacting the practic...

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