To ask the Minister of Health what actions the Health and Social Care Board is taking to consult with residents in South Belfast on the potential impact from the proposed relocation of numerous GP surgeries to the planned development on the former Kings Hall site.

The Health and Social Care Board is aware that a number of GP practices have been approached by a developer who intends to re-develop the King’s Hall site. However, at this time, no GPs have submitted a request to the HSCB to relocate to this site.

If a GP wishes to re-locate to leased premises, they are required to firstly submit a proposal, including an options appraisal, which sets out their preferred way forward. This is then considered by the HSCB and the Local Commissioning Group in the context of its wider plans for primary care infrastructure development. Patients of the relevant GP practices and residents of the areas affected would be consulted as part of this process and their views taken into account in any final decision.