General Practitioners: Enfield
(asked on 5th March 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2017 to Question 9140, on General Practitioners: Enfield, what information NHS England holds on how many and which GP practices (a) closed and (b) opened in the London Borough of Enfield in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013.
NHS England does not hold details of practices changes between 2010 and 2013.
However, according to NHS Digital, the table below shows the general practitioner practices that were opened or closed between 2010 and 2013, for the London Borough of Enfield.
Calendar Year | Opened | Closed |
2009/10 | - | - |
2010/11 | - | - |
2011/12 | Evergreen Surgery Ltd | - |
2012/13 | - | - |
2013/14 | - | BHP Edmonton North Middlesex NHS Walk In Centre |
Practices may close for a variety of reasons, including mergers with neighbouring practices or the retirement of general practitioners from single-handed practices.
A reduction in practice numbers does not necessarily correspond with a reduction in the quality of care. Much of the trend to work in larger groupings is provider driven, in line with the strategic intent to provide primary care at scale and to create back office efficiencies.