GP crisis laid bare: Patient numbers are up nearly 50% since 2004

GP crisis laid bare: Patient numbers are up nearly 50% since 2004 Britain's GP crisis has been laid bare by new figures showing practice list sizes have risen by almost 50 per cent since 2004.

NHS data shows 59.6million patients were registered with a GP surgery in December 2018 - across 7,017 practices.

This made the average practice list size 8,490 in December 2018. By contrast, the average number was 5,891 in 2004, the figures showed.

The soaring rates are concerning, as GP practices in England are reaching 'breaking point' because of chronic staff shortages. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Appointments in General Practice, October 2018 NHS Digital
• More than 16m GP practice appointments a year lost to DNAs GPOnline