Asked by: Tony Lloyd (Labour - Rochdale)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what date he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Rochdale dated 13 March 2018 reference number IW/0038.
Answered by Steve Barclay - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
I responded to the hon. Member’s letter today (14 May).
Asked by: Tony Lloyd (Labour - Rochdale)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
What estimate his Department has made of the number of GPs who plan to leave general practice in the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Steve Brine
We know that one of the main reasons GPs leave general practice is retirement. That is why we have put in place comprehensive measures to ensure we meet our commitment of an extra 5,000 GPs in the NHS by 2020. GP Career Plus, the GP Retention Scheme and the National GP Induction and Refresher Scheme will all help get valuable experienced GPs back into our NHS. 3,157 GP training places were also filled in 2017 – the highest number ever.