Context
Jo Gideon inquires about the Government's commitment to increase primary care staff.
Question
Would my right hon. Friend join me in welcoming the Government's commitment to an extra 26,000 primary care staff and confirm that this will improve access to primary care services for my constituents in Stoke-on-Trent Central?
Answer from Matthew Hancock (The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care)
Yes, the 26,000 extra staff, as well as the extra GPs in primary care, are going to improve the position, but we also taking steps to improve access by making sure that people can access primary care in the best possible way. I can be clear to the House today that we will take a digital first approach to accessing primary care and out-patient appointments, so that, wherever clinically and practically possible, people can access—and should access—primary care through phones and digital means.
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