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<p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning general practitioner (GP) services,
and is aware of recruiting difficulties in Herefordshire. NHS England is working with
the local GP Federation to promote Herefordshire to GP trainees.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>Nationally, there has been an increase of 1,677 full-time equivalent GPs (including
Registrars and Retainers) since September 2010. At 30 September 2014 the total number
of GPs was 36,920, which represents a real increase in capacity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>In addition this Government is committed to making 5,000 more GPs available
by 2020. We will increase the number of GP trainees from 40% to 50% of all trainee
doctors and expect Health Education England to ensure this happens. This will mean
3,250 training places for GPs each year from 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS
England, working with Health Education England, the Royal College of GPs, and the
British Medical Association, published ‘<em>Building the workforce’</em> in January
2015, which sets out plans to increase the size of the GP workforce backed with £10
million funding.</p><p> </p>
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