Contraceptives: Fees and Charges

(asked on 13th November 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national minimum fee for fitting long-acting reversible contraception.


Answered by
Andrew Stephenson Portrait
Andrew Stephenson
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 20th November 2023

There are no plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national minimum fee for fitting long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), or to make an assessment of levels of regional variation in the provision of and funding for LARC.

Integrated care boards (ICBs) may commission General Practices to offer LARC as an enhanced service to their local population, in addition to the service provided through the GP contract. It is for ICBs to decide on commissioning arrangements for their area based on an assessment of local need.

Local authorities in England are responsible for commissioning comprehensive, open access sexual and reproductive health services, including the provision of LARC, to meet local demand.

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