Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will intervene to block Centene’s acquisition of GP practices in England.
Centene Corporation does not directly own any general practitioner (GP) surgeries in England. It is the owner of Operose Health Ltd.’s holding companies. Operose Health Ltd currently hold a number of GP contracts in England.
Regardless of whether a general practice is run by an individual, a partnership or any other organisation, all providers of National Health Service core primary medical services are subject to the same requirements, regulation and standards.