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General Practitioners: Aldershot

Asked by Alex BakerLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 10 September 2024UIN 3515

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to enable GP surgeries to provide additional services in Aldershot constituency.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

General practices are able to provide Directed Enhanced Services and Enhanced Services by opting in, and will receive payment for these services separately to global sum payments. As commissioners of primary care, integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning Local Enhanced Services, which are not agreed nationally and can vary in scope and funding to fit local needs.

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