Fact checks about GP waiting lists, appointments, staffing and pharmacists
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The report recommended that NHS England develop a new contract which would help GP practices serve a patient population of around 250,000. Read
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An X post by the Conservative party wrongly suggests GPs are striking for the first time in 60 years. Read
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NHS data shows the number of patients registered in England has increased by about half this figure in the last five years. Read
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Across England as a whole the overall increase was 38%. Read
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Claims government spending on private healthcare companies is double GP services aren’t quite right, as non-NHS healthcare spend figures also include money for charities and local councils. Read
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Mr Streeting wrote that there were almost 5,000 fewer fully qualified GPs than a decade ago, but NHS England says the data pre-September 2015 is not comparable to current figures. Read
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Earlier this month the PM claimed there are now a “record number” of GPs, while the Liberal Democrats say the number’s down since the last election. Read
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This widely reported figure is an estimate, based on several assumptions that may not be right. Read
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The GPs who responded were the ones who knew about the survey and chose to participate—who are not necessarily representative of GPs as a whole. Read
A social media post incorrectly claims that a letter written to The Times was from a doctor who died in 2016. Read
