Rishi Sunak tells MPs that he is registered with NHS GP

• Rishi Sunak admitted to using “independent healthcare in the past”.
• He had previously said it was “not really relevant” to mention that he takes private healthcare.
• Critics have accused him of not understanding the pressures faced by the NHS.

The prime minister Rishi Sunak has admitted to using “independent healthcare in the past” despite being enrolled with an NHS GP.

Rishi Sunak had previously said that it was “not really relevant” to mention whether he takes private healthcare.

Following a press report that he was registered with a private GP practice, the PM has come under fire about the situation.

At PMQs, Mr. Sunak praised his local hospital “for the fantastic care they have given my family”.

“That’s why I’m passionately committed to protecting it with more funding, more doctors and nurses, and a clear plan to cut the waiting lists,” he added.

Mr. Sunak had told in the Laura Kuenssberg program that his healthcare was “a personal choice”.

“As a general policy I wouldn’t ever talk about me or my family’s healthcare situation … it’s not really relevant,” he told the program.

The use of private healthcare is not prohibited for those who have registered with an NHS GP.

The prime minister’s spokeswoman said Mr. Sunak did not have private cover, and that while she would “not get into timelines”, he had always been registered with an NHS GP.

“In principle, he believes that the personal health details of individuals should remain private, but given the level of interest and in the interests of transparency he has set out that he is registered with a NHS GP,” she said.

According to a November newspaper article, Mr. Sunak was a patient of a private general practitioner office that provides same-day appointments and home visits.

Critics have accused Mr. Sunak of not understanding the pressures faced by the NHS, and Royal College of Nursing general secretary, Pat Cullen, told the Media: “I think as a public servant, you ought to be clear with the public whether or not you are using private health cover.”

According to the most recent NHS statistics, 58% of NHS patients were not seen on the day of their scheduled appointments in November of last year.

Over seven million individuals are simultaneously waiting for hospital treatment, a record number.

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