General Practitioners: Contracts
2026-05-12 · Department of Health and Social Care · 409 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2026 to Question 120986 on General Practitioners: Contracts, what evidence his Department holds which shows that patients had improved care as a result of changes
Answer
Evidence supporting the use of Advice and Guidance (A&G) derives from national data, local system evaluations and established clinical practice. NHS England data shows that A&G requests largely result in patients being safely managed without needi...