Written questions

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...