General Practitioners: West Dorset
Commons · Question 51260 · 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 information his Department holds on the average waiting time to see a GP in West Dorset constituency, in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 15 May 2025
West Dorset sits within the NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board (ICB). In March 2025, 39.2% of appointments in the ICB took place on the same day as booking, and 73.4% took place within two weeks of booking. Nationally, 44.2% of appointments took place on th...