General Practitioners: Temporary Accommodation
Commons · Question 66677 · Tabled 10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued on whether (a) a family and (b) babies and children living in temporary accommodation can remain registered at their GP surgery if they live (i) in the area
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 23 Jul 2025
Patients have the legal right to choose a general practice (GP) that best suits their needs. If a patient moves outside of their practice’s catchment area, the patient’s permanent practice must not de-register them, unless the patient is away from that pr...