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GP Waiting Times

EDM number 693 in 2014-15, proposed by Mike Thornton on 14/01/2015.
Categorised under the topics of Health services and Health staff and professions.

That this House recognises the fantastic work done by local GPs and other practice staff; notes the importance to a patient of seeing a GP at their local surgery in a timely manner; praises the Government for restoring named GPs for patients who are aged over 75 years; and urges the Government to ensure that a patient can see their GP within a week and, in the case of patients with managed chronic conditions, enable them to schedule future regular appointments at the end of their current appointment.

This motion has been signed by a total of 14 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Mike Thornton14/01/2015EastleighLiberal DemocratProposed
Andrew Stunell15/01/2015Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSeconded
Gordon Henderson20/01/2015Sittingbourne and SheppeyConservativeSeconded
Jim Shannon21/01/2015StrangfordDUPSeconded
Bob Blackman21/01/2015Harrow EastConservativeSeconded
Annette Brooke21/01/2015Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSeconded
Julian Huppert21/01/2015CambridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Russell22/01/2015ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Gordon Birtwistle22/01/2015BurnleyLiberal DemocratSigned
John Pugh22/01/2015SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Williams23/01/2015Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Horwood26/01/2015CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Barry Sheerman03/02/2015HuddersfieldLabourSigned
Yasmin Qureshi24/03/2015Bolton South EastLabourSigned

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