Primary Care: Quality and Access Improvements

Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford Excerpts

Thursday 21st July 2022 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Penn (Con)]

In terms of GPs specifically, my understanding is that because general practice is quite unique to the UK, we have a large number of people who have done their basic training elsewhere and then come to the UK to do their general practice training. That is something that we continue to support and encourage. With regard to trained people in general practice, that training tends to happen only in the UK so we do not tend to have a great number of people coming in at that level.

[Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Con)]

My Lords, the Carr-Hill funding formula is based primarily on ageing, not need. The RCGP and NHS England have called for this to be reviewed. We saw during the pandemic how outcomes can vary due to inequalities. What is the Government’s view on reforming that funding formula?

[Baroness Penn (Con)]

I am afraid I do not have the specific details of that funding formula to hand so I will write to my noble friend.