Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 53788

Primary Care: Rural Areas

Tabled: 20 May 2025
Answered: 27 May 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential barriers to access to Primary Healthcare in rural areas.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
We acknowledge the urgent challenge of ensuring that rural areas have the resources needed to continue serving their patients. To address this, we are increasing capacity in general practices by recruiting more general practitioners (GPs), ensuring the ne...

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