General Practitioners: Lancashire
Commons · Question 65169 · Tabled 4 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of GP surgeries in Lancashire no longer conducting (a) hospital and (b) specialist-requested blood tests on patients.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 14 Jul 2025
We understand the pressures that general practices (GPs) are facing, which is why we are investing an additional £889 million into GPs, to reinforce the front door of the National Health Service, in 2025/26. The independent review body on Doctors’ and Den...