Primary Care: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 53788 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 27 May 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential barriers to access to Primary Healthcare in rural areas.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 27 May 2025
We acknowledge the urgent challenge of ensuring that rural areas have the resources needed to continue serving their patients. To address this, we are increasing capacity in general practices by recruiting more general practitioners (GPs), ensuring the ne...