Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 73545

General Practitioners: Finance

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025

Question

Perran Moon

LabourCamborne and Redruth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered reforming the Carr-Hill Formula in the context of GP practices which pay a higher proportion of the global sum on staff costs.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The Carr-Hill formula includes the staff market forces factor within the unavoidable costs adjustment. This was designed to account for the higher cost of employing staff in some parts of the country.We know that the Carr-Hill formula is considered outdat...

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