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General Practitioners: Rural Areas

Commons · Question 3888 · Tabled 2 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 10 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Luke Charters

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support rural GP practices.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 10 Sep 2024

We recognise that patients are struggling to access general practice (GP), and more must be done to improve the sustainability of the National Health Service both nationally and in rural areas. The Government is committed to fixing the front door to the N...