Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 42777

General Practitioners: Recruitment and Training

Tabled: 31 March 2025
Answered: 8 April 2025

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase (a) the recruitment and (b) levels of training of GPs.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
We have invested an additional £82 million into the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) in 2024/25 to enable the recruitment of over 1,000 recently qualified general practitioners (GPs). Under the 2025/26 GP contract changes, the ARRS will become...

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