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General Practitioners: Contracts

Commons · Question 124575 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 16 Apr 2026

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Asked by Steve Barclay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the expected overall value of additional payments to be made to GPs from seeking advice and guidance from hospital consultants for at least 25 per cent of certain referrals in each of the n

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Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 16 Apr 2026

The Neighbourhood Health Framework sets out an ambition to improve how patients are directed to the most appropriate care, including through better use of Advice and Guidance (A&G) between general practices (GPs) and specialist services. There is no t...