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NHS: Employers' Contributions

Commons · Question 89813 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increase in employers' National Insurance contributions on trends in the level of NHS staff on (a) GP practices, (b) care providers and (c

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 11 Dec 2025

We are investing an extra £1.1 billion in general practice, the biggest cash increase in a decade. That funding has allowed us to recruit an extra 2,500 general practitioners and improve access for patients.General practices are valued independent contrac...