NHS England has always worked with general practices to regularly review their lists and improve their accuracy. Where there is evidence that a patient may no longer be resident in the United Kingdom, NHS England initiates the standard process under which patients are contacted and given up to five months to respond before any removal action is taken.

Where a patient is identified as potentially no longer resident in England, they are contacted and given multiple opportunities to confirm or update their details. Contact may take place through a combination of letter, email, and SMS, depending on the information available. Patients can respond through a number of routes and are given sufficient time to do so before any further steps are taken. Patients are not removed from a practice list solely because they do not respond to a single communication.

The current programme ensures that patients with evidence of recent National Health Service activity are excluded before progressing further through the process. NHS England currently applies an 18‑month activity check as part of these arrangements, helping to ensure that patients actively accessing NHS services are not inappropriately identified.

NHS England has always worked with general practices to regularly review their lists and improve their accuracy. Where there is evidence that a patient may no longer be resident in the United Kingdom, NHS England initiates the standard process under which patients are contacted and given up to five months to respond before any removal action is taken.

Where a patient is identified as potentially no longer resident in England, they are contacted and given multiple opportunities to confirm or update their details. Contact may take place through a combination of letter, email, and SMS, depending on the information available. Patients can respond through a number of routes and are given sufficient time to do so before any further steps are taken. Patients are not removed from a practice list solely because they do not respond to a single communication.

The current programme ensures that patients with evidence of recent National Health Service activity are excluded before progressing further through the process. NHS England currently applies an 18‑month activity check as part of these arrangements, helping to ensure that patients actively accessing NHS services are not inappropriately identified.

NHS England does not hold information on the number of general practices (GPs) currently accepting new patients. Decisions to approve or reject GP requests to close their patient lists temporarily to new patient registrations are delegated to integrated care boards (ICBs). NHS England does hold some historic information relating to these decisions.

ICBs received a total of 30 applications from GPs to close their patient lists during 2024/25, compared with 51 in 2023/24. 23, or 77%, of the 30 applications were approved in 2024/25, which compares to 42 approved applications, or 82%, in 2023/24. Of the 23 approved applications, 11 GPs, or 48%, had reopened their patients list by the end of 2024/25, compared with 22, or 52%, which reopened by the end of 2023/24.

The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is an optional pay-for-performance scheme that financially rewards practices for the quality of care they provide to their patients. It has been developed in accordance with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines and is underpinned by a robust evidence base.

Where a patient does not respond to offers of care, a Personalised Care Adjustment can be applied that will remove that patient from an indicator denominator, ensuring the practice is not financially penalised. This ensures practices do not lose out financially when a patient on the disease register does not receive the recommended care. This also ensures there is no incentive to remove a patient from the list to improve QOF performance scores.

Healthcare providers should undertake regular reviews of their waiting list to ensure all patient records are accurate, that patients are on the best pathway to meet their needs, and that they still want their appointments, and we refer to this as waiting list “validation”. This is a clinically supported process and forms a long-standing part of trusts’ routine management of their waiting lists.

The following table shows the number of registered patients at each practice in the Calder Valley constituency on 1 July 2025, and on 1 February 2026, as this is the most recent available data:

In addition, the following table shows which practices are branches of main practices within the Calder Valley constituency, excluding COVID vaccination service branches:

As patients are registered to main practices, there is no data for the number of patients registered to branch practices.

The Department does not hold data regarding the number and proportion of National Health Service general practice registrations that were for people not born in the United Kingdom.

Data on the number of asylum seekers registered with a general practice (GP) is not held centrally. Data on the number of patients registered at a GP in England is published on a monthly basis and can be found at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/patients-registered-at-a-gp-practice

Data on patients registered at a general practice in England is published on a monthly basis and can be found at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/patients-registered-at-a-gp-practice

As of 30 November 2025, the median number of full time equivalent (FTE) doctors in general practice per 10,000 registered patients was 5.9 in the Eastleigh constituency. The England median was 5.6 FTE.

As of September 2025, the number of registered patients per full time equivalent doctor in general practice was:

• 2,698 in the Woodley and Earley constituency; and
• 1,615 in West Berkshire.

We cannot provide data for South Reading as it is not a formal geography.

As of December 2024, the number of full time equivalent doctors in general practice (GP) per 10,000 registered patients was:

- 6.9 in the Broxtowe constituency;

- 6.5 in Nottinghamshire;

- 5.9 in the East Midlands; and

- 5.6 in England.

Data from before September 2015 is not comparable. Each GP is required to provide services to meet the reasonable needs of their patients. There is no NHS England recommendation for how many patients a GP should have assigned, or the ratio of GPs or other practice staff to patients. The demands each patient places on their GP are different and can be affected by many different factors, including rurality and patient demographics. It is necessary to consider the workforce for each practice as a whole, not only GPs but also the range of health professionals available who are able to respond to the needs of their patients.

The Department does not hold data regarding the number and proportion of National Health Service general practice registrations that were for people not born in the United Kingdom.

As of 30 April 2025, there were 4.3 full time equivalent (FTE) doctors in general practice per 10,000 registered patients in the South Holland and the Deepings constituency, and 5.1 FTE doctors in general practice per 10,000 registered patients in Lincolnshire.

For comparison, the median number of FTE doctors in general practice per 10,000 registered patients in England was 5.5 in April 2025.

Each general practice is required to provide services to meet the reasonable needs of their patients. There is no NHS England recommendation for how many patients a general practitioner should have assigned, or the ratio of general practitioners or other practice staff to patients.

The demands each patient places on their general practice are different and can be affected by many different factors, including rurality and patient demographics. It is necessary to consider the workforce for each practice as a whole, not only general practitioners but also the range of health professionals available who are able to respond to the needs of their patients.

The data below shows the number of registered patients at the Highcliffe Medical Centre, the Christchurch Medical Practice, the Stour Surgery, and the Grove Medical Centre as of 31 March 2025, as this is the most recent available data, and as of 31 March 2024, to align with the most recent data.

Data for the Burton Medical Centre is not available as it was a branch of the Christchurch Medical Practice. The Burton Medical Centre became a branch practice in October 2017 and was subsequently closed in October 2024. The following table shows the number of registered patients at the Highcliffe Medical Centre, the Christchurch Medical Practice, the Stour Surgery, and the Grove Medical Centre as of 31 March 2025:

In addition, the following table shows the number of registered patients at the Highcliffe Medical Centre, the Christchurch Medical Practice, the Stour Surgery, and the Grove Medical Centre as of 31 March 2024:

The Department does not hold data regarding the number and proportion of National Health Service general practitioner registrations that were for non-United Kingdom nationals.

Changes in the number of registered patients reflects both new registrations as well as existing patients being taken off a practice’s list, such as where they have moved practice or have died. As a result, it is not possible to identify the number of new registrations from the published data, and it is not possible to determine the additional funding practices have received from new registrations.

Practices receive global sum payments based on their registered patient list, which are weighted using the Carr-Hill formula. This takes into consideration factors such as the age and sex of patients, and additional pressures generated by factors such as geographical location and patient turnover.

The following table shows the proportion of adults and children registered at each general practice in the Huntingdon constituency:

The following table shows the number of patients registered at each general practice in the Huntingdon constituency:

A table showing the number of patients that were registered at each general practice surgery in the Huntingdon constituency in each of the last five years is attached. This information can also be found at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/general-and-personal-medical-services/31-march-2025

The Department does not hold data regarding the number and proportion of National Health Service general practice registrations that were for non-United Kingdom nationals.