Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 118444
Obesity: Drugs
Tabled: 5 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026
Question
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the GP Contract 2026/27, what estimate his Department has made of the level of cost savings for the NHS in relation to the bonus GP practices in England will be paid to prescribe
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe 2026/27 GP Contract introduces new incentives through the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) for general practitioners to prescribe weight loss drugs. At this stage, the Department has not made quantified estimates of net costs to the National Healt...
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