Written questions

Medical Records: Armed Forces

Commons · Question 51359 · Tabled 12 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 19 May 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the length of time GPs take to process medical records for the armed forces.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 19 May 2025

We are working across Government to increase efficiency in general practices (GPs) and the patient experience by removing red tape and streamlining, or removing, requests to GPs for medical evidence where possible, aiming to free up more GP time to care f...