Disability
Commons · Question 112529 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Patrick Spencer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out the agreed definition of being housebound that is used by the NHS; and under what circumstances is a person's status from being classed as housebound.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 16 Feb 2026
It is the responsibility of the commissioner to ensure patients registered with a general practice (GP) have access to urgent care when they are at home and unable to attend the practice they are registered with.Under the GP Contract, GPs are required to ...