Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how local areas will be held accountable for progress made on the five year deal to expand GP services.
As delegated commissioners of primary care services, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) will ensure general practitioner (GP) practices and their Primary Care Network (by extension through the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES)) are delivering their contractual requirements. As such, CCGs are responsible for assuring that services outlined in the GP contract (including the Network Contract DES) are delivered and that any claims for funding are validated.
CCGs are supported in this by NHS England and NHS Improvement regional teams.