Question reference: S5W-00282
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 26 May 2016
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 8 June 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many GPs there are per head of population, and how this compares with the rest of the UK.
Answer
<>The number of GPs working in Scotland has risen to a record high under this government – but we will go on working with family doctors and their representatives to help meet the challenges the profession faces over workload and recruitment. Scotland continues to have the most GPs per head of population in the UK, and spending on primary care per head has risen since this government came to office.
| Country | No. Of GPs | Population | GPs: Per head of population |
| Scotland | 4,938 as at Sept 2015 | 5,347,600 | 1 : 1,083 |
| England | 40,584 as at Sept 2014 | 54,316,600 | 1 : 1,338 |
| Wales | 2,249 as at Sept 2015 | 3,092,000 | 1 : 1,375 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,274 as at Oct 2015 | 1,840,500 | 1 : 1,445 |