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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-21more like thismore than 2020-02-21
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care remove filter
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading General Practitioners: Correspondence more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the timely sending of vital medical correspondence to GPs. more like this
tabling member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green more like this
tabling member printed
Catherine West remove filter
uin 18809 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-26more like thismore than 2020-02-26
answer text <p>The timely provision of medical correspondence to general practitioners (GPs) is vital; therefore, there are clear requirements in the current NHS Standard Contract (at Service Condition 11) for hospitals to supply patients’ discharge summaries to GPs, electronically, within 24 hours of discharge – and to supply letters following outpatient clinic attendance (where clinically required) within seven days of attendance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-26T17:30:29.467Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-26T17:30:29.467Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
tabling member
4523
label Biography information for Catherine West more like this