Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 4.7 of the Government Response to the Naylor Review, published in January 2018, how guidance issued by NHS Improvement can be applied to the primary care estate.

The NHS Estates and Facilities division of NHS Improvement leads on the development of guidance for NHS Estates and Facilities. They have published guidance relevant to primary care previously, e.g. Facilities for primary and community care services (HBN 11-01), and will continue to do so in future, working closely with the primary care division in NHS England. Following publication of the Government Response to the Naylor Review, NHS Improvement will support implementation of the Response through their Guidance.