Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 64762

Surgery: Costs

Tabled: 3 July 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025

Question

Melanie Onn

LabourGreat Grimsby and Cleethorpes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current tariff for the Minor Surgery Directed Enhanced Service in the context of rising operational costs.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
General practices (GPs) are paid for minor surgery directed enhanced services through global sum payments, although they have the option to opt out of these services, and if so, the relevant deductions will be made from their global sum payments.Every yea...

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