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 26 October 2022 to Question 60064 on General Practitioners: Greater London, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on the quality of care in (a) Lewisham East constituency and (b) the London Borough of Lewisham following the closure of GP practices since 2017.

In the event of a practice closure, NHS England will assess the need for a replacement provider before transferring patients to alternative practices. NHS England is responsible for ensuring that patients have access to a general practitioner (GP) practice. Commissioners must put in place appropriate measures to ensure that affected patients have access to GP services.