Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 76149
General Practitioners: Patients
Tabled: 9 September 2025
Answered: 16 September 2025
Question
Peter Fortune
Conservative — Bromley and Biggin Hill
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has a target of number of registered patients per GP.
Answer
Stephen KinnockEach general practice is required to provide services to meet the reasonable needs of their patients. There is no NHS England recommendation for how many patients a general practitioner (GP) should have assigned, or the ratio of GPs or other practice staf...
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