Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16573

Health Services

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026

Question

Dr Luke Evans

ConservativeHinckley and Bosworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients are not disadvantaged when accessing NHS care after accessing treatment privately due to a previous lack of NHS availability.

Answer

Preet Kaur Gill
The General Medical Council (GMC) has published guidance on shared care agreements, which supports clinicians in deciding whether entering into a shared care agreement is appropriate for an individual patient. The GMC guidance is clear that shared care ag...

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