Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to rollout the GP at Hand service nationwide.

GP at Hand is not a service that has been specifically commissioned by the Department or NHS England. It is a locally developed service commissioned by Hammersmith and Fulham Clinical Commissioning Group and operated by a general practice in London (Dr Jefferies and Partners) in collaboration with a private technology provider (Babylon).

The Department and NHS England are following the development of the GP at Hand service to better understand how digital services can be adopted in a way that safeguards patients, delivers a quality service and supports the future sustainability of the National Health Service.