Request

Please could you let me know about the following information for practices and their branches within Dorking, Surrey.

Requested Information

Current Market Rent (CMR) Benchmarks:

What is the current market rent rate (per square metre) for NHS GP surgeries in Dorking and surrounding villages? Please provide typical rates used for reimbursement or recent District Valuer valuations.

Lease Length and Standard Terms:

What is the usual lease length approved or recommended for NHS reimbursement in the area? Are there common clauses/terms (e.g., rent review frequency, break clauses) you can summarise?

Are there differing requirements for “contracted-out” short leases versus long NHS-compliant leases?

Premises Reimbursement and Dispensary:

Which GP surgeries within Dorking and the immediate postcode areas currently receive NHS premises reimbursement? Please list them with anonymised or coded references if needed.

Which local practices hold a Dispensing licence or receive additional reimbursement for dispensing?

Planned Surgery Developments or Mergers:

Are there any current NHS, council, or primary care proposals or business cases for new GP surgeries, practice expansions, branch closures, or mergers (in Dorking and nearby villages) under consideration or approved since 2022?

General Landscape Insights:

Are there any major local trends (e.g. increased dispensing, practice relocations, or lease reforms) in GP premises activity in the Dorking area?

Administrative Guidance

If the request exceeds the statutory FOI limit, please advise how best to narrow or provide an available summary. Please redact confidential practice identifiers as required.

Thank you for your guidance and assistance.

Response

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by the NHSBSA.

Advice and Assistance

Having reviewed your request, I believe that it is possible that NHS England or each Integrated Care Board (ICB) may hold some or all of the information you require. They can be contacted at:

Integrated Care Board (ICB)

You can find each local ICB at: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/find-your-local-integrated-care-board/

NHS England

NHS England

PO Box 16738

Redditch

B97 9PT

Telephone 0300 311 22 33

Email: england.contactus@nhs.net

Web http://www.england.nhs.uk/contact-us/foi/

Following the announcement on 13 March 2025 regarding the disbanding of NHS England, please be assured that at this time they can be contacted for information as normal.