General Practitioners: Halifax

Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 1 August 2024.

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Photo of Kate Dearden Kate Dearden Assistant Whip

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of open GP practices in Halifax constituency (a) on the most recent date for which figures are available and (b) in 2010.

Photo of Stephen Kinnock Stephen Kinnock Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Data provided by NHS England Digital shows that in May 2014, the earliest year from which data is available, there were 14 open general practices (GPs) in the Halifax constituency, and as of May 2024 there are nine open GPs in the constituency. The data only includes main practices, and does not include branch practices.

GPs close for a variety of reasons, including mergers or retirement, so this does not necessarily indicate a reduction in the quality of care. When a GP does close, patients are informed of the closure and advised to register at another local practice of their choice, within their area.

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