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Commons · Question 87610 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 6 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that patients who are digitally excluded can retain (a) telephone and (b) in-person routes to book GP appointments.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 6 Nov 2025

We know that some patients may struggle or prefer not to use digital options. We are committed to ensuring that patients who are digitally excluded can retain telephone and in-person routes to book general practice (GP) appointments, by mandating that GPs...