Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 63822

General Practitioners: Recruitment

Tabled: 30 June 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help GPs who are unable to find employment despite workforce shortages.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The Government has invested £82 million in the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS), which has enabled the recruitment of more than 1,900 recently qualified general practitioners (GPs) in England since October. This will increase the number of ava...
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