AQW 36997/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health, in respect of the 29 GP practices that have handed back their contracts over the last three years, to detail the number that were receiving or had received support from the General Practice Improvement and Crisis Response Team.
Asked by Danny Donnelly MLA on 8 December 2025
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 8 December 2025
- Answer due by
- 23 December 2025
- Answered
- 29 December 202521 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The table below outlines the number of contract handbacks over the last 5 years and instances were support had been sought from the Crisis Response Team.
| Practice Contract Handbacks | Were the practice in receipt of CRT support | |
| 2020/21 | 1 Handback Antrim Road Medical Practice | 1 in receipt of CRT Yes |
| 2021/22 | 2 HandbacksDevenish PracticeBannview Medical Practice | 2 in receipt of CRTYes Yes |
| 2022/23 | 13 HandbacksBernaghmore Medical Practice Bridge Street Medical Brookeborough & Tempo Pcs Cookstown Cic,The Surgery Dromore Surgery Flax Medical Centre Grove Medical Practice Kells & Connor Medical Centre Lisnaskea Medical Centre (Cic) Maphoner Surgery Mountview Surgery Priory Surgery Racecourse Medical Group | 12 in receipt of CRTYes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes |
| 2023/24 | 11 HandbacksCullybackey Medical Practice Donaghcloney Surgery Fintona Medical Centre Galgorm Surgery Kilkeel Medical Practice Larne Medical Practice Portadown Family Practice Portstewart Family Practice The Medical Centre, Moy Wade,Toner & Mcalonan Practice Waterside Medical Practice | 8 in receipt of CRTYes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes |
| 2024/25 | 5 HandbacksBallymoney Health Centre Dr O'Kane Fairhill Health Centre Newtownhamilton Health Centre Rathkeeland House | 4 in receipt of CRTYes No Yes Yes Yes |
| 2025/26 | None to date |