General Practitioners: Standards

(asked on 8th January 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the average length of time of a GP appointment.


Answered by
Stephen Kinnock Portrait
Stephen Kinnock
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 2nd February 2026

The General Practice Appointment Data (GPAD) records information on GP appointments, including the duration. Data regarding the length of appointments is only applicable when the appointment has been attended.

The latest GPAD release is available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/appointments-in-general-practice/november-2025

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