Primary Care Staff Numbers

Part of Health and Social Care – in the House of Commons at on 7 March 2023.

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Photo of Steve Barclay Steve Barclay Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

The hon. Member is right to highlight the pressure on primary care, which is why, in the answer I gave a moment ago, I said it is also about looking at the wider skills mix within primary care. She mentions doctors specifically. We have 2,200 more doctors in general practice than before the pandemic. It is about having the right skills mix alongside the doctors to meet the significant increased demand since the pandemic.