Sunak omits target of 6,000 more GPs from brief for health secretary

Sunak omits target of 6,000 more GPs from brief for health secretary Rishi Sunak has fuelled concerns that the government will miss its target of recruiting 6,000 more GPs in England, which was promised in the 2019 Conservative manifesto.

The prime minister omitted the pledge from his appointment letter to the health secretary, Steve Barclay, laying out expectations for what should be delivered by March 2024. The Guardian

See also:

• The Government should have the good grace to admit it is not meeting its GP recruitment targets BMA