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General Practitioners: Labour Turnover

Asked by Max WilkinsonLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 11 September 2025UIN 75269

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GPs have (a) been hired and (b) left practice since July 2024.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

Between June 2024 and June 2025, the most recent period for which data is available, 2,611 full time equivalent (FTE), or 4,174 headcount, fully qualified general practitioners (GPs) joined general practice, while 1,760 FTE, or 2,756 headcount, fully qualified GPs left general practice.

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