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Written question asked by Lord McCabe (Labour) on Thursday, 23 February 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 28 February 2017 (named day). It was answered by David Mowat (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 February 2017 on behalf of the Department of Health.

General Practitioners: Closures

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP practices in England have been closed since 2010.

Answer

NHS England is responsible for the provision of primary medical services in England. As such, it is for NHS England to ensure that patients in all areas have access to general practitioner (GP) services. The General Practice Forward View, published in April 2016, includes a national £508 million five-year Sustainability and Transformation package to support struggling practices, further develop the workforce, tackle workload and stimulate care redesign.

NHS England’s West Midlands regional team prioritised 45 practices for support under the Vulnerable Practices Programme of which 25 were identified in Birmingham South Central and Birmingham Cross City Clinical Commissioning Groups. The criteria for selection may include practices at risk of closure, but will also include practices not necessarily at risk of closure, but identified as vulnerable.

Comprehensive data on practice closures is not held centrally. Practices may close for a variety of reasons, including mergers with neighbouring practices or the retirement of GPs from single-handed practices.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
65408
Session
2016-17
Related items
General Practitioners: Closures
Monday, 20 March 2017
Written questions
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General Practitioners: Closures
Monday, 20 March 2017
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Closures General practitioners
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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