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General Practitioners: Private Sector

Asked by Mike MartinLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 3 December 2024UIN 16588

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many private GP surgeries were set up in (a) England, (b) Kent and (c) Tunbridge Wells constituency in the last 12 months.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

Data on the number of private general practice (GP) surgeries is not held centrally. The majority of GPs operate under the GP Contract, to provide National Health Service GP services. Private GP surgeries must be registered with the Care Quality Commission, and doctors must be registered with the General Medical Council.

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