Question reference: S6W-01793
- Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 22 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent GPs are employed.
Answer
A publication by Public Health Scotland on 26th January 2021 showed the total number of GPs in Scotland was 5,134 as at 30th September 2020, a rise of 89 compared to 2019.
Public Health Scotland are currently analysing data collected from the 2019 Workforce Survey, which will show the Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) figure for GPs in Scotland. Scottish Government are planning to collect WTE data on an annual basis going forward.