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General Practitioners: Finance

Asked by Saqib BhattiConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 5 September 2024UIN 3180

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, at what proportion of NHS spending he plans to set funding for GPs.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

We greatly value the critical role general practitioners (GPs) play, and we are determined to address the issues they face by shifting the focus of the National Health Service beyond hospitals and into the community. Under the previous government, primary care and GPs have been receiving a smaller proportion of NHS resources, and we’re committed to reversing that. Departmental budgets for 2025/26 will be confirmed at my Rt hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Autumn Budget, on 30 October 2024.

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