General Practitioners: Weather
2026-07-05 · Department of Health and Social Care · 16292 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the resilience of GP practice estates to extreme weather events, including flooding, heatwaves and storms.
Answer
The provision and maintenance of premises are typically the responsibility of general practice (GP) partners, who are either owner-occupiers or tenants of their surgery buildings. GP owner-occupiers are responsible for all maintenance and repair of their ...