Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 81593

General Practitioners: Pharmacy

Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025

Question

Dr Peter Prinsley

LabourBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the NHS Dispensing Fee for dispensing GP practices in the context of recent increases in employers’ National Insurance contributions.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
General practices (GPs) are valued independent contractors who provide over £13 billion worth of National Health Services. Every year we consult with the profession about what services GPs provide, and the money providers are entitled to in return under t...

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