Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 57532

Blood tests: Children

Tabled: 4 June 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

Liberal DemocratHenley and Thame

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) funding and (b) the availability of trained staff for GP practices to perform blood tests for children.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Overall, ensuring adequate general practice (GP) provision is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs).GPs are independent businesses, providing primary care services, based on a National Health Service GP Contract, to their local populatio...

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