THE number of GPs in England has dropped by 700 over the past 12 months and there are 107,000 NHS vacancies still unfilled, Labour warned today.
Speaking in the Commons during health questions, shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth demanded that cuts to training budgets be reversed in the forthcoming NHS long-term plan.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock was reprimanded by the UK Statistics Authority last week for falsely claiming in a tweet that there were an additional 1,000 GPs across the NHS in England. He subsequently deleted the tweet.
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We need a massive change in direction to renew a crumbling health service — that’s why Plaid Cymru has an ambitious plan to recentre primary care by recruiting 500 additional GPs and opening six new elective care hubs across Wales, writes MABON AP GWYNFOR
With 121,000 vacancies and 44.8% of staff feeling unwell from work stress, the NHS 10-year plan will not succeed unless the government takes immediate action to retain existing staff, writes ANNETTE MANSELL-GREEN