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General Practitioners: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Written Ministerial Statement of 8 April 2025. HCWS586, what proportion of the 1,500 extra GPs are full-time equivalent.

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
8 Apr 2025
Target answer date
22 Apr 2025
Answer
2 Jun 2025 · 55 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Written Ministerial Statement of 8 April 2025. HCWS586, what proportion of the 1,500 extra GPs are full-time equivalent.

  2. 22 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Between 1 October 2024 and 31 March 2025, 908 fully qualified, full-time equivalent general practitioners (GPs) have been recruited through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS). Although more recent data is available, it is provisional and sub...

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