FOI 2026/1580

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I kindly request the following numerical information relating to EPRR and primary care. If you do not hold some of this information, then please confirm explicitly that you do not hold it.

1. Since 2023, how many EPRR exercises (e.g., table-top, live-play, or discussion-based) has your ICB conducted or participated in?

2. Of those exercises, in how many was primary care(e.g., general practices, Primary Care Networks, or GP representatives) actively involved?

3. In the most recent EPRR Core Standards Assurance Process, how many GP surgeries (Or PCNs) provided contributing evidence to the ICB?

1. Minimum 19 – NHS Greater Manchester (NHS GM) does not hold the information for 2023.
2. A member of the NHS GM Primary Care team attended an exercise in 2025 as a Subject Matter Expert; however this did not include primary care providers directly. Primary Care Providers are not routinely invited to / involved in EPRR exercises facilitated by NHS GM.
3. 0 – Primary Care Providers are not routinely invited to / involved in EPRR exercises facilitated by NHS GM.