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General Practitioners: West Dorset

Commons · Question 51258 · Tabled 9 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 15 May 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Dorset Integrated Care Board to recruit more GPs in West Dorset constituency.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 15 May 2025

Last year, the Department added general practitioners (GPs) to the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS), and provided an extra £82 million in funding, meaning that GPs could be recruited more quickly by primary care networks (PCNs).Between 1 Octob...