Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 77066
General Practitioners: Finance
Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to extend funding for advice and guidance services for GPs to other parts of primary care.
Answer
Karin SmythThe Department currently has no plans to introduce funding for Advice and Guidance Enhanced Services for community pharmacy, dental practices, or opticians. Most referrals to specialist services come from general practices (GPs), who have a primary role i...
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