Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 90296
GP Practices: Closures
Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Jim McMahon
Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of GP practice closures in (a) England, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) Oldham since 2010.
Answer
Stephen KinnockNHS England has confirmed that since 1 April 2016, the total number of general practices (GPs) in England has reduced from 7,680 to 6,200, as of 1 November 2025.At a local level, NHS England holds information dating back to 2013. Across Greater Manchester...
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