General Practitioners
Commons · Question 127804 · Tabled 16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP practices in England are currently accepting new patients.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 23 Apr 2026
NHS England does not hold information on the number of general practices (GPs) currently accepting new patients. Decisions to approve or reject GP requests to close their patient lists temporarily to new patient registrations are delegated to integrated c...