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Number of General Practitioners in the NHS workforce in England from 2016 to 2024

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Release date

January 2025

Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

December 2016 to December 2024

Supplementary notes

Figure are as of December in each year.
Includes GPs in training grade and locums.
The source adds the following information: "Data includes estimates for practices that did not provide fully valid staff records."

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Number of GPs in England 2016-2024

Published by Jenny Yang, Feb 24, 2025

As of December 2024, there were * General Practitioners employed in the NHS in England. The number of GPs has decreased slightly since 2016 to a low of * in 2018 before increasing year-on-year since. The largest increase has been in 2024, where there were over one thousand more GPs than the year prior. Critically, the increase has been mostly due to the growing number of female GPs in England.

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