Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 106901

General Practitioners: Labour Turnover

Tabled: 19 January 2026

Answered: 2 February 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of GP retention rates in (a) Basildon and (b) Thurrock.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Data on general practice joiner and leaver rates is only available centrally at the level of integrated care boards (ICBs).Between December 2024 and December 2025, 42 fully qualified general practitioners (GPs), or 6.7%, in the NHS Mid and South Essex ICB...

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