Number of GP practices in England falls below 7,000 The sharp drop means that almost one in six of the 8,486 GP practices listed in 2004/5 no longer exist or have merged into other practices. The average practice list has risen from 5,891 patients in 2004 to 8,533 today - a 45% rise.
The fall in practice numbers has accelerated under NHS England, analysis by GPonline reveals. Three times as many closures or mergers have occurred in the nearly six years since NHS England became operational in April 2013 compared with the years between that point and the 2004 contract.
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The fall in practice numbers has accelerated under NHS England, analysis by GPonline reveals. Three times as many closures or mergers have occurred in the nearly six years since NHS England became operational in April 2013 compared with the years between that point and the 2004 contract.
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