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General Practitioners: Recruitment

Asked by Dr Luke EvansConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 26 March 2025UIN 40282

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his interview with BBC Radio 5 Live on 28 February 2025, if he will publish the data showing that 900 new GPs have been employed since July 2024.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

Data on the number of general practitioners in the workforce is available through the General Practice Workforce series of Official Statistics, at the following link: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/general-and-personal-medical-services/31-january-2025

Information on the number of recently qualified general practitioners for which primary care networks are claiming reimbursement via the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme will be published shortly

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