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General Practitioners

Commons · Question 68287 · Tabled 15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 23 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of partner GPs in each of the next 10 years.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 23 Jul 2025

As self-employed contractors, general practitioners (GPs) act as providers making their own decisions based on local workforce needs. This includes decisions about the number of partners and salaried GPs at the practice.GPs will be the cornerstone of the ...