General Practitioners: Access
Commons · Question 53038 · Tabled 19 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 27 May 2025
Question
Asked by Sir Julian Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage GP practices to provide walk-in appointments for (a) farmers and (b) other occupations where attending at a set time can be a challenge.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 27 May 2025
General practices are independent businesses contracted to provide National Health Services, and have autonomy to manage appointments in the way that best suits their patient population, including determining what services are available on a walk-in basis...