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Written question asked by Juliet Campbell (Labour) on Friday, 20 June 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 June 2025. It was answered by Stephen Kinnock (Labour) on Monday, 30 June 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

General Practitioners

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP practices (a) opened and (b) closed in (i) Broxtowe constituency, (ii) Nottinghamshire, (iii) the East Midlands and (iv) England between May 2010 and June 2024.

Answer

The table attached shows the number of general practices which have opened and closed between January 2014 and May 2024 in the Broxtowe constituency, Nottinghamshire, the East Midlands, and England. This is as far back as the data goes, up to the most recently published data.

This analysis only considers head practices and ignores branch practices. If a practice ceases to be a main practice and becomes a branch practice of another, this will count as a “closure” in this data, while in reality general practice provision at the site may well have continued under the new head practice.

Practices close for a variety of reasons, including mergers or retirement, and so this data does not necessarily indicate a reduction in the quality of care. When a practice does close, patients are informed of the closure and advised to register at another local practice of their choice within their area.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
61600
Session
2024-26
Attachment
Additional Document
Subjects
General practitioners
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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