Blood tests: Children
Commons · Question 57532 · Tabled 4 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) funding and (b) the availability of trained staff for GP practices to perform blood tests for children.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 9 Jun 2025
Overall, ensuring adequate general practice (GP) provision is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs).GPs are independent businesses, providing primary care services, based on a National Health Service GP Contract, to their local populatio...