General Practitioners: Worsley and Eccles South

(asked on 24th October 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the number of GP practices that were open in Worsley and Eccles South constituency (a) on 13 October 2022 and (b) in 2013.


Answered by
Neil O'Brien Portrait
Neil O'Brien
This question was answered on 3rd November 2022

In September 2013, there were 19 practices registered in Worsley and Eccles South and 17 practices registered in October 2022.

Practices close for a variety of reasons, including practice mergers or retirement. A reduction in practice numbers does not indicate a reduction in the quality of care. When a practice closes, patients are informed and advised to register at another local practice of their choice. Practices and commissioners must put in place appropriate measures to ensure that affected patients have access to general practitioner services.

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