Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 61083

General Practitioners: Leicestershire

Tabled: 18 June 2025

Answered: 25 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of integrated care boards in delivering new (a) GP and (b) medical centres in Leicestershire.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Integrated care boards (ICBs) are best placed to understand the needs of their local population and to make decisions on new general practice (GP) surgeries based on those needs. ICBs’ annual commissioning plans must consider requirements for new practice...

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