General Practitioners: Internet
Commons · Question 88146 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the cost of (a) implementation for GP practices and (b) operation of the online appointment booking system introduced for GP practices in October 2025.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 12 Jan 2026
General practices (GPs) have been required to offer and promote an online consultation tool to their registered patients since 2021.The change introduced in October 2025 regarding online access will mean explicitly requiring that all modes of contacting t...