questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the impact that mandating extended online consultation use at GP surgeries will have on the availability of face-to-face appointments.
answerText: No formal assessment has been undertaken of the impact that mandating extended use of online consultations will have on the availability of face‑to‑face appointments.Between November and December 2025, the number of online consultations fell by approximat...
heading: General Practitioners: Telemedicine