Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 83645

General Practitioners: Finance

Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 10 November 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal DemocratEpsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of effectiveness of the Carr-Hill formula.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The Carr-Hill formula is outdated, as the formula is based on data that is 25 years old in some cases. It uses the expected workload of general practices (GPs) to determine the distribution of funding for GPs across England. Currently, GPs serving more de...

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