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General Practitioners: Industrial Action

Commons · Question 26626 · Tabled 27 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 29 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government if taking to reach an agreement to end collective action by GPs.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 29 Jan 2025

The Government has accepted and implemented the independent pay review body recommendation of a 6% uplift in general practitioner (GP) pay, and has committed to hiring an extra 1,000 GPs.We have announced a proposed £889 million uplift for GPs in 2025/26 ...