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381970

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time for a GP appointment is; and what the average waiting time is for referral to secondary care in (a) Edmonton and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	2941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>The data on waiting times to see a general practitioner is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information for the average waiting time for referral to secondary care in England and Enfield Clinical Commissioning Group (that covers Edmonton) is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Average (median) waiting times in weeks from referral to treatment<sup>1</sup>, April 2015</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Patients who were admitted to</p><p>hospital during the month</p></td><td><p>Patients who were not admitted</p><p>to hospital (e.g. outpatients)</p><p>during the month</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Enfield Clinical</p><p>Commissioning Group</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td><td><p>6.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p>5.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Consultant-led referral to treatment waiting times, NHS England</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Note: </em>The NHS Constitution sets out the right for patients to start consultant-led treatment within a maximum of 18 weeks from referral for non-urgent conditions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/06/2015 16:07:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

347795

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people are waiting a week or more to see or speak to a GP; and what assessment he has made of the effects of access to GPs on attendances at A&E departments.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	900024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>7% of people who wanted to see or speak to a general practitioner (GP) within a week were unable to do so.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Latest GP Patient Survey results suggest that less than 2% of patients who want GP appointments attend walk-in centres or accident and emergency departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/06/2015 15:21:05 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

166344

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) each surgery in Corby constituency and (b) each clinical commissioning group area in England were unable to obtain a GP appointment within 48 hours in each month since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
uin	216165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>Data on waiting times to see a general practitioner (GP) is not collected.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 48 hour waiting time target was removed because it was seen as too inflexible in meeting the needs of patients. The GP patient survey showed that the proportion of people who wanted to get an appointment within two days (and were able to) actually fell between 2008-09 and 2009-10 i.e. when the target was in place.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 03/12/2014 13:35:48 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford

100194

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the Government's benchmark waiting time is to see a General Practitioner for a routine appointment; and how that benchmark was set.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
uin	211311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not set a benchmark for waiting times to see a general practitioner (GP) for a routine appointment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 48 hour waiting time target was removed because it as seen as too inflexible in meeting the needs of patients. The GP patient survey showed that the proportion of people who wanted to get an appointment within 2 days (and were able to) actually fell between 2008-09 and 2009-10 i.e. when the target was in place.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/10/2014 16:29:44 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

100020

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on improving access to GPs.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	905556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>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.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>And, we have recently announced another £100 million of funding for next year to improve access for even more patients.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 21/10/2014 15:48:51 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

76813

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect on overall satisfaction levels of waiting times for GP appointments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	204832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>The general practitioner (GP) contract does not include any targets regarding waiting times for appointments. Under the terms of their contracts, GPs are required to provide primary medical services between 8am – 6.30pm from Monday to Friday to meet the reasonable needs of their patients.</p><p> </p><p>The latest GP patient survey results, published this month, found that 74.6% of patients rate their overall experience of making an appointment as good.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister's £50 million Challenge Fund will help over 1,100 practices, covering 7.5 million people, to develop new ways of improving GP access, including better access to GPs in evenings and at weekends and greater use of telephone, email and skype consultations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 204796 question first answered 16/07/2014 14:50:50 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

76815

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the targets are on waiting times for appointments within the latest GP contract.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	204796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>The general practitioner (GP) contract does not include any targets regarding waiting times for appointments. Under the terms of their contracts, GPs are required to provide primary medical services between 8am – 6.30pm from Monday to Friday to meet the reasonable needs of their patients.</p><p> </p><p>The latest GP patient survey results, published this month, found that 74.6% of patients rate their overall experience of making an appointment as good.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister's £50 million Challenge Fund will help over 1,100 practices, covering 7.5 million people, to develop new ways of improving GP access, including better access to GPs in evenings and at weekends and greater use of telephone, email and skype consultations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 204832 question first answered 16/07/2014 14:50:50 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

64197

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for appointments at GP surgeries.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	202575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of timely access to general practice. The Prime Minister's Challenge Fund has allocated £50 million to pilot ways to improve access around the country, to give general practitioners (GPs) the flexibility to meet the needs of the local population. These pilots will benefit more than 7.5 million patients across more than 1,110 practices.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, changes to the GP contract in April 2014 introduced a new Enhanced Service, which includes a commitment to same day telephone consultations with a professional in the GP surgery, where necessary, for the most at risk in the population.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 01/07/2014 15:36:05 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson