Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 127804

General Practitioners

Tabled: 16 April 2026

Answered: 23 April 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP practices in England are currently accepting new patients.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

NHS England does not hold information on the number of general practices (GPs) currently accepting new patients. Decisions to approve or reject GP requests to close their patient lists temporarily to new patient registrations are delegated to integrated c...

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