GPs continue to treat many more patients than they have done in the past. The latest data shows a record 63.66 million patients registered with practices in England, while there are over 1,300 fewer fully qualified full time GPs compared to 2015.
As a result, each full-time equivalent GP is now responsible for an average of 2,271 patients, an increase of 333 patients per GP (or 17%) since 2015, and appointments level at an average of almost 1.5 million per working day. Since September 2015, there has also been a decrease of 1,387 GP practices.
