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...