questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the challenges in (a) recruiting and (b) retaining GPs in coastal towns.
answerText: Thanks to actions taken by the Government, we have the highest number of fully qualified general practices (GPs) since 2015, and steps are being taken to grow the GP workforce further. Since October 2024 we have funded primary care networks (PCNs) with an...
heading: General Practitioners: Coastal Areas