Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 118446

General Practitioners

Tabled: 5 March 2026

Answered: 12 March 2026

Question

Helen Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the GP Contract 2026/27, how many more GPs are needed to fulfil the contract obligation that patients deemed clinically urgent must be dealt with on the same day.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

As a result of actions taken by the Government, we have the highest number of fully qualified general practitioners (GPs) since 2015. As of 31 December, there are also over 43,000 full time equivalent direct patient care staff working in GPs. We are inves...

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