Written questions

General Practitioners: Closures

Commons · Question 111518 · Tabled 6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 13 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP practices have closed in the last 12 months; and and GPs have (a) resigned and (b) retired in the same period of time.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 13 Mar 2026

Data on GP practices, including closure dates, is published as part of the ‘GP and GP practice related data’ set, available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/services/organisation-data-service/data-search-and-export/csv-downloads/gp-and-gp-prac...