§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether all general practitioners are expected to meet his 48 hours' access target by 2004. [36895]
§ Mr. HuttonAll patients on every general practitioners' list will have access to a GP within 48 hours by 2004. This does not need to be a named GP. Health authorities and primary care trusts have been working 963W with GPs and others to secure delivery of these targets. In doing so they are supported by the work of the National Primary Care Development Team and by resources from the PCT primary care access fund.