Andy Burnham – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Burnham on 2014-06-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs there were in England per 100,000 population in each of the last five years.
Dr Daniel Poulter
The following table sets out how many general practitioners (GPs) there were in England per 100,000 population in each of the last five years:
Full time equivalent GPs per 100,000 population.
|
Year |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
|
All GPs (including registrars and retainers) |
69.6 |
67.5 |
67.1 |
67.5 |
67.8 |
Source: HSCIC General and Personal Medical Services Statistics Figures as at 30 September in each year.
2010 and 2011 figures are based on the 2009 and 2010 Mid-Year Population Estimates (2001 Census). 2012 and 2013 figures are based on the 2011 and 2012 Mid-Year Population Estimates (2011 Census).
The Government has recognised the need to increase the GP workforce and between September 2010 and September 2013, the number of full time equivalent GPs has risen by 1,051. Additionally, the Department has included in the Health Education England (HEE) mandate a requirement that “HEE will ensure that 50% of trainees completing foundation level training enter GP training programmes by 2016”.
