General Practitioners: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 79822 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the policy paper entitled 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future, published on 3 July 2025, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of restoring the
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 16 Oct 2025
The Government is committed to bringing back the family doctor for patients who would likely benefit from seeing the same clinician regularly. In doing so, we will improve continuity of care, which is associated with better health outcomes and fewer Accid...