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registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many doctors there were in general practice in each year between 2007 and 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Dobbs
uin	HL8432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested for 2010-17 is shown in the following table. Due to changes in the methodology, comparable data is not available prior to 2010. Headcount general practitioners (GP) numbers (excluding locums) are provided as they are comparable 2010-17.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>All practitioners (excluding locums) headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>39,409</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>40,008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>40,463</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>40,236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>41,105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>40,648</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>40,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>39,843</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> NHS Digital</p><p> </p><ol><li>All data as of 30 September for England.</li><li>All data includes estimates for practices that did not provide fully valid GP data.</li><li>Figures shown do not include GPs working in prisons, army bases, educational establishments, specialist care centres including drug rehabilitation centres and walk-in centres.</li></ol> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 13/06/2018 11:32:04 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4192 label Biography information for Lord Dobbs

917472

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle GP workload.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	150088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>We are tackling general practitioner (GP) workload by investing in the Releasing Time to Care Programme and expanding the skill mix in general practice. The Releasing Time for Care Programme is designed to help practices implement change to release time more quickly and sustainably. As of October 2017 a series of workshops have reached around 4,800 participants, and survey responses suggest that attending the workshop has had an immediate and substantial effect on practices’ optimism.</p><p> </p><p>We are widening the skills mix by investing in the wider general practice workforce in extra mental health therapists, clinical pharmacists, general practice nurse development, training of current reception and clerical staff, training of physician associates, pilots of new medical assistant roles, and practice manager development nationwide to free up valuable GP time.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/06/2018 15:33:45 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

897903

registered interest
date	04/05/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of GPs.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	905168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The National Health Service needs at least 5,000 more general practitioners and is working hard to recruit them. New medical schools have been set up in Sunderland, Lancashire,Chelmsford, Lincoln and Canterbury. We have also increased the numbers entering general practice training to 3,250 places each year and Health Education England reported the highest ever number of doctors entering general practice training in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 08/05/2018 16:25:52 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

897312

registered interest
date	03/05/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that GP capacity is maintained to meet current and expected levels of demand.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL7543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The <em>General Practice Forward View</em>, published in April 2016, commits increasing investment in general practice by £2.4 billion a year by 2020/21 from £9.6 billion in 2015/16 to over £12 billion by 2020/21 – a 14% real-terms increase. It will improve patient care and access, and invest in new ways of providing primary care. As part of this package NHS England is investing £500 million in a national sustainability and transformation package to support general practitioner (GP) practices, which includes additional funds from local clinical commissioning groups. It includes help for struggling practices, plans to reduce workload, expansion of a wider workforce, investment in technology and estates and a national development programme to speed up transformation of services. A copy of the <em>General Practice Forward View</em> is attached.</p><p>By 2020 there will be an extra 1,500 students doctors entering training each year. The new places are being allocated to schools which have demonstrated a commitment to sending more trainees to rural or coastal areas and increasing the number of GPs and mental health specialists.</p><p>Health Education England has made 3,250 places in GP speciality training available per year since 2016. In 2017, there were 3,157 doctors recruited to speciality GP training posts. To bridge the gap whilst doctors are in training, in August 2017, NHS England announced plans to accelerate its international recruitment to 2,000 GPs in the next three years. We also have a broad offer to support GPs to remain in the National Health Service: GP Career Plus, The GP Retention Scheme, and The National GP Induction and Refresher Scheme to help GPs back into the NHS.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 16/05/2018 11:23:18 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name General_Practice_Forward_View.pdf title General Practice Forward View
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

896567

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of GP practice nurses have received training in mental health.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	140707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>All nurses receive mental health training as part of their pre-registration education.</p><p> </p><p>Curricula are set by individual education providers, to standards set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.</p><p> </p><p>Once qualified and in employment, the responsibility for continuing and personal development for registered professionals rests with employers and those individuals.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 09/05/2018 15:37:50 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger