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General Practitioners: Death Certificates

Commons · Question 37567 · Tabled 12 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 19 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Melanie Onn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of GPs undertaking medical examinations on GP workloads.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 19 Mar 2025

We are determined to 'bulldoze bureaucracy' and cut red tape, ensuring general practitioners (GPs) spend less time filling in forms and more time caring for patients. We recognise it is vital for roles to be satisfying, rewarding and sustainable so that o...