Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 7411

General Practitioners: NHS

Tabled: 7 October 2024
Answered: 15 October 2024

Question

Fabian Hamilton

LabourLeeds North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of qualified GPs working in the NHS; and if he will make an estimate of what the proportional change in the number of qualified GPs working in the NHS

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
We are working to increase the general practice (GP) workforce in England. This includes measures to boost recruitment, address the reasons why doctors leave the profession, and encourage them to return to practice.NHS England is working to address traini...

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