General Practitioners: Northern Ireland

(asked on 17th October 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive about shortages of GPs.


Answered by
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David Mowat
This question was answered on 24th October 2016

My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health has not had any discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive about shortages of general practitioners (GPs).

Health is a devolved subject; therefore GP recruitment in Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Executive.

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