Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 6492

Telemedicine

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to support the use of (a) telemedicine and (b) other digital solutions to (i) alleviate pressures on GP services and (ii) improve patient access to care.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Technology is an important enabler for change, including in shifting from analogue to digital.As independent contractors, it is largely up to individual general practices (GPs) how they run their surgeries and what systems they operate to best enable pati...

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