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General Practitioners: Altrincham and Sale West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of open GP practices in Altrincham and Sale West constituency (a) on the most recent date for which figures are available and (b) in 2010.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
18 Jul 2024
Target answer date
22 Jul 2024
Answer
23 Jul 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of open GP practices in Altrincham and Sale West constituency (a) on the most recent date for which figures are available and (b) in 2010.

  2. 22 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    Data provided by NHS England Digital shows that in May 2014, the earliest year from which data is available, there were 15 open general practices (GPs) in the Altrincham and Sale West constituency, and as of May 2024 there are 12 open GPs in the constitue...

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