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Question follow-through · 32832

General Practitioners: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of fully qualified GPs since 2016.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
21 Feb 2025
Target answer date
25 Feb 2025
Answer
5 Mar 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of fully qualified GPs since 2016.

  2. 25 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    In December 2024, there were 1,123 fewer full time equivalent (FTE) fully qualified general practitioners (GPs) than in December 2016.We are starting to see consistent growth in the fully qualified GP workforce, with headcount numbers of fully qualified G...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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