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General Practitioners: Ashford

Asked by Sojan JosephLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 29 October 2024UIN 10896

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 Ashford constituency.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

Practices are able to provide additional services by opting in and will receive payment for these services separately to global sum payments. As commissioners of primary care, Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning additional services locally, which are not agreed nationally and can vary in scope and funding to fit local needs.

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