Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 75758

General Practitioners and Neighbourhood Health Centres

Tabled: 8 September 2025
Answered: 19 September 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

ConservativeMid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the maximum distance a patient should be from a (a) neighbourhood health centre and (b) GP surgery is under the 10 Year Health Plan.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
There is no centrally stipulated limit on the distance a patient should be from a general practice surgery or a neighbourhood health centre (NHC). Integrated care boards are required to commission services that meet the reasonable needs of the population ...

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