Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 10001

General Practitioners: Rural Areas

Tabled: 18 October 2024
Answered: 24 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Steff Aquarone

Liberal DemocratNorth Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a fund to support GP services in (a) rural and (b) other remote areas.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
General practitioners receive global sum funding for providing core services, comprising approximately 50 to 60% of practice income. The global sum is a capitated payment, calculated based on the size of a practice’s registered list of patients, and weigh...

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