General Practitioners: Religion
Commons · Question 121302 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is provided to GPs on faith-sensitive medical care.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 24 Mar 2026
All United Kingdom registered doctors are expected to meet the professional standards set out in the General Medical Council’s Good Medical Practice. The standards cover personal beliefs and medical practice, and set out that in assessing a patient’s cond...