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Chart of the week: Which areas of England have the highest number of patients per GP? | Nuffield Trust
Scottish National Party (SNP) - 👩⚕️ 👨⚕️ Scotland has the highest number of GPs per person of any country in the UK. Scotland has 76 GPs per 100,000 people, while the UK
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General Practice on X: "New data from @LibDemHealth highlights the scale of GP shortages; the number of people per GP in England has risen by 5% to an average of 2,038 since
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How many GP practices are in the UK? Map of regions with fewest GPs and postcode checker for your area
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NHS has lost 600 GPs in one YEAR despite pledges from Government to tackle the downward spiral | Daily Mail Online
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Record 138 surgeries closed down last year as more GPs take early retirement or change career | Daily Mail Online
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