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General Practitioners: Recruitment

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 31 March 2025UIN 40750

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2025 to Question 38428 on General Practitioners, how many full-time equivalent (a) doctors in general practice and (b) other clinical staff have been recruited since 4 July 2024.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

Between 31 July 2024 and 28 February 2025, the latest period for which data is available, there were 586 more fully qualified full time equivalent (FTE) general practitioners (GPs), and nine fewer FTE nurses. Between 30 September 2024 and 31 December 2024, there were an additional 302 FTE direct patient care staff. This data does not include fully qualified GPs recruited through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme.

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