Question follow-through · 93273

General Practitioners: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the GP funding formula review plans to consider the challenges of providing primary care services in rural areas.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
20 Nov 2025
Target answer date
24 Nov 2025
Answer
26 Nov 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the GP funding formula review plans to consider the challenges of providing primary care services in rural areas.

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The review of the general practice funding formula, the Carr-Hill formula, is being conducted by the National Institute for Health and Care Research. The purpose of the review is to ensure that funding for general practice is distributed equitably and is ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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