Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what metrics are used to evaluate the effectiveness of primary care network toolkits for meeting their intended objectives within integrated care boards; and what steps his Department takes to monitor those metrics.

The Primary Care Network (PCN) Estates Toolkit was developed as a practical support tool, to provide PCNs with a flexible framework and to support the process for producing robust primary care investment plans with priorities that align to integrated care systems strategies. The toolkit does not include metrics or patient feedback and therefore we are unable to comment on their effectiveness in this regard.