To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to conduct a major review of the purpose, financing and effectiveness of Primary Care Services in the NHS.
Answered on
19 January 2017
The Department does not currently have plans to undertake a major review of the purpose, financing and effectiveness of primary care services in the National Health Service.
On 21 April 2016, NHS England published the General Practice Forward View, a package of support to help get general practice back on its feet, improve patient care and access, and invest in new ways of providing primary care.
The General Practice Forward View sets out that we are investing an extra £2.4 billion a year for general practice services by 2020-21 – this represents a 14% increase in real terms.
The overall investment for general practice includes a £500 million national 'turnaround' package to support general practitioner practices. This is part of a wider package of support for general practice, which contains measures to help boost the workforce, drive efficiencies in workload and modernize primary care infrastructure and technology.
A copy of the General Practice Forward View is attached.