Housing Developments Primary Care Capacity 2023-02-20

2023-02-20

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Q1 Partial Answer
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The question arises from the need to ensure adequate healthcare services are available in areas experiencing significant new housing development.
What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on provision of primary care capacity for large-scale new housing developments. New housing needs infrastructure, including primary care. The current system is failing to allocate sufficient increased general practice capacity when we build tens of thousands of new homes. People must be able to see a doctor in their new homes.
New housing needs infrastructure, including primary care services. The Government recognise the issue's urgency. The community infrastructure levy places firmer requirements on local planning to engage with healthcare provision in the local community. I would be happy to meet him to discuss this matter further.
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The specific ask for discussions with Cabinet colleagues was not directly addressed
I Would Be Happy To Meet Him To Discuss This Matter Further
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Q2 Partial Answer
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The question arises from the need to ensure adequate healthcare services are available in areas experiencing significant new housing development.
I am running out of ways to describe how unbelievably awful the current system is, which is failing to allocate sufficient increased general practice capacity when we build tens of thousands of new homes. Do the Government recognise the urgency of this matter? If we are going to build housing, people must be able to see a doctor when they move into their new homes.
Yes, the Government do recognise the urgency of this issue. Access to healthcare is one of the most important concerns—if not the most important concern—of local communities when new housing is planned. The community infrastructure levy places much firmer requirements on local planning to engage with healthcare provision in the local community.
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The specific ask for discussions with Cabinet colleagues was not directly addressed
I Would Be Happy To Meet Him To Discuss This Matter Further
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