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General Practitioners: Altrincham and Sale West

Asked by Mr Connor RandLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 23 July 2024UIN 736

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of open GP practices in Altrincham and Sale West constituency (a) on the most recent date for which figures are available and (b) in 2010.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

Data provided by NHS England Digital shows that in May 2014, the earliest year from which data is available, there were 15 open general practices (GPs) in the Altrincham and Sale West constituency, and as of May 2024 there are 12 open GPs in the constituency. The data only includes main practices, and does not include branch practices.

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