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Information on the number of registered patients and workforce age distribution, as at 31 March 2020.

The main source of data used is the Wales National Workforce Reporting System (WNWRS). This is the first time data has been sourced from this system and been subject to the full validation processes by NHS Shared Services Partnership and NHS Digital. Statistics from this source are in their infancy, therefore this release is classed as Experimental Statistics.

Main points

In Wales, as at 31 March 2020, there were 404 active GP practices with:

  • 1,962 GP practitioners (includes partners, providers and salaried GPs but excludes registrars, retainers and locums).
  • 293 GP registrars (trainees on GP speciality training programme, currently placed in a GP practice).
  • 16 GP retainers (a GP practitioner on the GP retainer scheme, only able to practice a maximum of 4 clinical sessions a week). 
  • 782 GP locums registered to practice in Wales (no data available on the actual number currently working).
  • 1,409 registered nurses.
  • 1,114 direct patient care staff.
  • 5,142 administrative or other non-clinical practice staff.

Reports

General practice workforce, as at 31 March 2020 (experimental statistics) , file type: PDF, file size: 2 MB

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Data

Datasets and interactive tools

General practice workforce, as at 31 March 2020 (experimental statistics): tables , file type: ODS, file size: 73 KB

ODS
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Contact

Sabir Ahmed

Telephone: 0300 025 5101

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Media

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