Medscape September 19, 2025
Just over a third of licensed GPs in the UK did not work for the NHS in 2024, up from around a quarter in 2015, according to a BMJ study.
The study found that for every five new GPs who received a General Medical Council (GMC) licence between 2015 and 2024, the NHS gained one new GP in general practice and lost one full-time equivalent GP — a measure of workload.
Meanwhile, the number of patients registered with NHS general practices rose by 11% between 2016 and 2024.
“The previous UK government hoped that increasing recruitment for other roles involving direct patient care in general practice would offset the decline in GP participation and tackle problems with access...
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