Quote Originally Posted by WBA123 View Post
In 2015, the Tory Government said they would train and hire 5000 new GPs by 2020 (I'm not 100% sure, but I think it was an election pledge in that years GE)

By 2020, GP numbers did not increase by 5000, but the 2015 number had fallen by 4.5%.

The vast majority of GPs are well into their 50s, I've read somewhere that only 1% of GPs are aged 30 or under. Health funding cuts by the Tories have exasperated the situation. An ageing workforce, who probably didn't want to be around ill people during the pandemic too. And if you speak to a GP or listen to their Union reps, they say they are burned out and overworked.

I can only see this issue getting worse.
By the way, in 2020 the Tories said they were aiming for 6000 new GPs by 2024.

Let's see how this one ends up. I don't hold out much hope considering they also said we would have an oven ready Brexit deal, 40 new hospitals and that there were no parties during lockdown.