Integrated Care Boards
Commons · Question 87168 · Tabled 31 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Zöe Franklin
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the extent of regional variations in access to (a) shared care agreements and (b) prescribed treatments; and what steps he is taking to help ensure consistency
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...