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Blood Tests: General Practitioners

Commons · Question 101982 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 23 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of routine blood tests in England administered in a GP surgery.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 23 Jan 2026

The Department does not hold data regarding the proportion of routine blood tests administered in England in a general practice.Local enhanced services, such as blood tests, are negotiated and agreed locally, and are commissioned by integrated care boards...