Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Written Ministerial Statement of 8 April 2025. HCWS586, what proportion of the 1,500 extra GPs are full-time equivalent.

Between 1 October 2024 and 31 March 2025, 908 fully qualified, full-time equivalent general practitioners (GPs) have been recruited through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS). Although more recent data is available, it is provisional and subject to revision.

Last year, the Department added GPs to the ARRS and provided an extra £82 million in funding, meaning that GPs could be recruited more quickly by primary care networks. All the 1,500 GPs referenced in the Written Ministerial Statement were recruited through the scheme.