questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Pulse’s report entitled General Practice Workforce White Paper, published in January 2025, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Pulse's conclusion that around a quarter of salaried GPs and locums are looking for a permanent role at the same time as practices are facing a shortfall in GP numbers; and what steps is his Department taking to (a) improve access to GPs and (b) increase the number of (i) FTE GPs in work and (ii) GPs on permanent contracts.
answerText: We are aware of reports of issues of general practitioner (GP) underemployment and unemployment in some areas, and the Department is taking several steps to tackle this issue and ensure that GPs can find fulfilling roles.Across 2025/26 and 2026/27, an add...
heading: General Practitioners