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General Practitioners

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 25 July 2024UIN 900029

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure new GP surgeries are established in areas of population growth.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

GPs have been neglected for too long. They are under-resourced, struggling to cope, and patients pay the price.

We know that there is pressure on primary care estates and service provision in areas of high population growth.

General practice provides high quality care, and we are committed to shifting the focus of care out of hospitals and into the community.

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