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Written Question
Primary Health Care
Thursday 25th July 2024

Asked by: Fred Thomas (Labour - Plymouth Moor View)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to primary care services.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Too many patients are finding it impossible to access care. In May, a staggering 1.4 million patients waited for over a month for an appointment.

That is why we are committed to: fix the front door to the NHS; bring back the family doctor; and shift the focus of care away from hospitals and into the community.