questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board and (b) other integrated care boards provide (i) adequate funding and (ii) clear guidance to general practitioners to support the implementation of shared care agreements for patients requiring ongoing medication.
answerText: Shared care arrangements between a general practitioner (GP) and a specialist are voluntary and are not part of the GP Contract. GPs do not receive additional funding for participating in shared care arrangements and may decline on clinical or capacity gr...
heading: Integrated Care Boards 