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1503374

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
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 and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with NHS England and NHS Improvement to help ensure equality of access to GPs across England.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	45019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department works with NHS England to monitor and improve access to general practice services and address regional variation. In 2016, we launched the Targeted Enhanced Recruitment Scheme, which has attracted hundreds of doctors to train in hard to recruit locations, including many rural areas, by providing a one-off financial incentive of £20,000. In 2021, there were 550 places available and through additional Government investment, there are 800 places available in 2022.</p><p>NHS England is continuing to provide structured support to practices working in the most challenging circumstances via the Accelerate Access Improvement Programme. This is prioritising support to practices delivering care in the areas of highest deprivation and with the greatest health needs.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 07/09/2022 09:40:25 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1503395

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
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 and Social Care, what short and long term steps the Government is taking to increase the availability of GP appointments.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
uin	45053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>Excluding COVID-19 vaccinations, there were an average of 1.24 million appointments per working day in July 2022, compared to 1.17 million in July 2019. We have also made £520 million available to improve access and expand general practice capacity during the pandemic. To reduce unnecessary bureaucracy for general practitioners (GPs) and increase capacity for appointments, we have expanded the range of healthcare professionals who can sign fit notes and published seven principles to reduce unnecessary burdens on GPs.</p><p>We are investing at least £1.5 billion to create an additional 50 million general practice appointments by 2024 through increasing and diversifying the workforce. General practice teams include a range of other health professionals in addition to GPs, to respond to the needs of patients and we are on schedule to recruit an additional 26,000 primary care staff.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 21/09/2022 11:42:47 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1491047

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
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 and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average waiting times for GP appointments in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	40805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>No specific estimate has been made as the information requested is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 05/09/2022 09:49:32 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1489645

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
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 and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the use of the current Quality and Outcomes Framework in general practice.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	37627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>In 2017/18, NHS England reviewed the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) in general practice. The final report, published in 2018, concluded that there were aspects of QOF which are valued and valuable, but that improvements were necessary to deliver better patient care. ‘A five-year framework for GP contract reform to implement The NHS Long Term Plan’, published in 2019, implemented the findings of this review, including via the creation of a new Quality Improvement domain and modifying existing indicators to improve efficacy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 22/07/2022 12:11:23 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1488904

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
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 and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the average length of time people wait between initial contact with a GP surgery and seeing a GP (a) in York and (b) nationally; and whether he is taking steps to help shorten that time.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	36002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>No specific estimate has been made. However, NHS England and NHS Improvement are offering practices an interim telephony solution to access additional outgoing telephone lines. This provides additional capacity for incoming for incoming calls and communication tools to ensure patients are aware of how to access services.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 19/07/2022 10:56:41 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris previous answer version 13725 answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1488394

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
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 and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NHS England blueprint in respect of improving access to GP appointments; and what guidance his Department has issued on the steps that patients can take in the event they are dissatisfied with the quality of the service that they receive from their GP.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	35009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The Department is working with NHS England and NHS Improvement and others to improve access to general practitioner (GP) appointments for patients. In May 2022, there were on average 1.31 million general practice appointments per working day, excluding COVID-19 vaccinations - a 9% increase from May 2019. NHS England and NHS Improvement are continuing to provide structured support to practices working in the most challenging circumstances via the Access Improvement Programme.</p><p>Practices can provide patients with details of the complaints process. Patients can also raise concerns with the local commissioner, NHS England and NHS Improvement or with the local Healthwatch, the independent consumer champion for health and social care.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 19/07/2022 12:25:35 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

1438091

registered interest
date	04/03/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
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 and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of what ratio of patients to GPs is considered safe in the development of general practice policy.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	134396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made. There is no recommendation for how many patients should be allocated to a general practitioner (GP), as the demand each patient places on their GP can be affected by various factors, including rurality and patient demographics. GPs form part of a multidisciplinary team, therefore ensuring the appropriate skills are available in general practice can address workload pressures and deliver appropriate patient care.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 14/03/2022 16:59:00 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1434835

registered interest
date	23/02/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
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 and Social Care, what the average wait time is for an in-person GP appointment in (a) Newcastle and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	128181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>Data on waiting times for in-person general practitioner appointments is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 28/02/2022 09:37:58 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

1402682

registered interest
date	13/01/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
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 and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that GP practices are increasing the availability of face to face appointments with patients.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	103676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>The National Health Service has been clear that general practitioner (GP) practices must provide face to face appointments, alongside remote consultations. Patients’ input into consultation type should be sought and practices should respect preferences for face to face care unless there are good clinical reasons to the contrary, such as the presence of COVID-19 symptoms.</p><p>In October 2021, we published ‘Our plan for improving access for patients and supporting general practice’. This included an additional investment of £250 million in a Winter Access Fund to increase the number of face to face appointments, while also investing in technology to make it easier for patients to see or speak to their GP.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/01/2022 15:54:32 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1383946

registered interest
date	01/12/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
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 and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce GP waiting times for (a) telephone and (b) in-person appointments.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	85358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2021 answer text <p>On 14 October, we published ‘Our plan for improving access for patients and supporting general practice to support general practice’. This included a £250 million Winter Access Fund to improve the capacity of general practitioner (GP) practices and increase the number of face-to-face appointments, while also investing in technology to make it easier for patients to see or speak to their GP. We announced additional funding for NHS England to implement the adoption of cloud-based telephony technology across all practices. We remain committed to creating an extra 50 million appointments a year in general practice by increasing and diversifying the workforce.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 85359 question first answered 06/12/2021 13:48:58 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi