Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP practices have closed in Wiltshire in each of the last five years.

The following table shows the number of general practices in Wiltshire which have closed in each of the last five years:

Practices close for a variety of reasons, including mergers or retirement, and so this does not necessarily indicate a reduction in the quality of care. When a practice does close, patients are informed of the closure and advised to register at another local practice of their choice within their area.