Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 78048

General Practitioners: Recruitment

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 22 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Kerry McCarthy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to recruit more experienced GPs whose Certificate of Completion of Training date was more than two years ago.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

We hugely value and appreciate the work that all general practitioners (GPs) do and recognise that it is vital for their roles to be satisfying, rewarding, and sustainable so that our GPs continue to contribute throughout their career.The Government commi...

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