General Practitioners and Neighbourhood Health Centres
Commons · Question 75758 · Tabled 8 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the maximum distance a patient should be from a (a) neighbourhood health centre and (b) GP surgery is under the 10 Year Health Plan.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 19 Sep 2025
There is no centrally stipulated limit on the distance a patient should be from a general practice surgery or a neighbourhood health centre (NHC). Integrated care boards are required to commission services that meet the reasonable needs of the population ...