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1673086

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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 her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for GP appointments.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	3831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>We have set an expectation that everyone who needs an appointment at a general practice should get one within two weeks, with the most urgent patients being seen on the same day. In November 2022, we started publishing practice-level appointment data, which shows the time between when appointments are booked, and when they take place. This will improve transparency about practices are performing and give commissioners information to help services improve.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 14/12/2023 15:07:01 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1609938

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a fully funded plan to enable GP practices to respond to surges in patient demand.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	180071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text <p>In the Autumn Statement we committed to publish a full recovery plan for primary care systems. This plan will set out detailed ambitions for recovery to deliver improved access to general practices (GPs), so that everyone who needs an appointment with their GP can get one within two weeks, and those who need an urgent appointment can get one on the same day. Our primary care recovery plan is being drafted and will be published in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 19/04/2023 09:49:05 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1605199

registered interest
date	17/03/2023
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, with reference to NHS England's 2023-24 priorities and operational planning guidance published on 27 January 2023, what steps his Department is taking to issue guidance to GPs on best practices for the treatment of conditions which moved to a system of self referral.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	168099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The range of options for people to self-refer will streamline access to more services for patients and reduce the need for a general practitioner (GP) appointment where this is not clinically necessary. Integrated care boards will work with local people, GPs, and other stakeholders to ensure they have the relevant information to support self-referral.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 27/03/2023 13:59:19 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

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

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

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