questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the publication by NHS England entitled Reforming elective care for patients, published on 6 January 2025, whether the fee paid to GPs for providing advice and guidance with hospital specialists will cover the costs of any subsequent follow up request for further guidance.
answerText: Advice and Guidance services enhance two-way communication between clinical colleagues in primary and secondary care. The Elective Reform Plan has committed to ensuring that general practitioners (GPs) will receive £20 per Advice and Guidance request, to ...
heading: General Practitioners: Surgery