Health Services
2026-07-06 · Department of Health and Social Care · 16573 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients are not disadvantaged when accessing NHS care after accessing treatment privately due to a previous lack of NHS availability.
Answer
The General Medical Council (GMC) has published guidance on shared care agreements, which supports clinicians in deciding whether entering into a shared care agreement is appropriate for an individual patient. The GMC guidance is clear that shared care ag...