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Integrated Care Boards

Commons · Question 87167 · Tabled 31 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2025

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Asked by Zöe Franklin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board and (b) other integrated care boards provide (i) adequate funding and (ii) clear guidance to gener

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 18 Nov 2025

Shared care arrangements between a general practitioner (GP) and a specialist are voluntary and are not part of the GP Contract. GPs do not receive additional funding for participating in shared care arrangements and may decline on clinical or capacity gr...