Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including chronic kidney disease in the Primary Care Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on chronic kidney disease prevention.

No specific assessment has been made of the potential merits of including chronic kidney disease in the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Diagnosis service specification. In recognition of the current workload pressures in general practice, no additional requirements were added to the Primary Care Networks (PCNs) service specifications in 2023/24. NHS England will instead publish guidance which will suggest best practice to PCNs.