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In 2022, around 78.6 thousand doctors were on the GP register in the United Kingdom (UK). Since 2012, the number of General Practitioners doctors has increased. In 2020, the number of GPs spiked in the UK. Emergency measures taken in the early stages of the pandemic largely explain this spike, such as the introduction of a temporary emergency register and the earlier registration of graduates.
Number of doctors on the GP register in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2022
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General Medical Council. (November 1, 2023). Number of doctors on the GP register in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/698429/doctors-on-the-gp-register-united-kingdom-uk/
General Medical Council. "Number of doctors on the GP register in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2022." Chart. November 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/698429/doctors-on-the-gp-register-united-kingdom-uk/
General Medical Council. (2023). Number of doctors on the GP register in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/698429/doctors-on-the-gp-register-united-kingdom-uk/
General Medical Council. "Number of Doctors on The Gp Register in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/698429/doctors-on-the-gp-register-united-kingdom-uk/
General Medical Council, Number of doctors on the GP register in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/698429/doctors-on-the-gp-register-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Number of doctors on the GP register in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], General Medical Council, November 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/698429/doctors-on-the-gp-register-united-kingdom-uk/