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General Practitioners: Strikes

Commons · Question 75398 · Tabled 5 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 15 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of doctors’ strikes on the measures in his 10 Year Health Plan.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 15 Sep 2025

Whilst the Department has not made a specific assessment, there is data which demonstrates the number of appointments rescheduled because of strike action. This is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/2025/08/nhs-publishes-strike-imp...