General Practitioners: Contracts
Commons · Question 122780 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the referral to treatment clock start date is where a GP resubmits a referral following a Single Point of Access triage outcome with which they disagree; and what guidance NHS England has issu
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 1 Apr 2026
We're setting the Advice and Guidance (A&G) clock start so it's the same as outpatient referrals, ensuring no patient will have to wait longer for an appointment as a result of A&G As set out in the Medium Term Planning Framework, the National Hea...