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General Practitioners: Blood Tests

Commons · Question 65171 · 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, whether his Department has received representations from GP practices on workload for non-primary care blood tests.

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...