Lord Trefgarne
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Lord Trefgarne
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average salary paid to general practitioners working within the National Health Service.
Baroness Jolly (LD)
My Lords, in England, in 2012-13, the average income for a contractor GP was £105,100 and for a salaried GP £56,600—both before tax. A contractor GP is a practitioner who entered into a contract with the NHS as a single-hander or as part of a partnership. Eighty per cent of GPs are contractors.
Lord Trefgarne (Con)
I am grateful to my noble friend for that reply. In view of these quite respectable salaries, might it not be reasonable to expect a little bit of work in the evenings and on Saturdays?