Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on improving access to GPs.

The Prime Minister’s £50 million Challenge Fund is currently improving general practitioner access for over two million patients across England. This includes offering evening and weekend appointments, as well as better use of technology, such as telehealth, to look after patients. By January, 7.5 million patients will be covered.

And, we have recently announced another £100 million of funding for next year to improve access for even more patients.