Doctors and medical practitioners in the United Kingdom

Statistics report on doctors and medical practitioners in the United Kingdom

Doctors and medical practitioners in the United Kingdom

This report includes a variety of facts and statistics on doctors and medical practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK). Included within are chapters on general practitioners, medical appointments, and the satisfaction levels of doctors currently working in the UK.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Number of medical practitioners in the UK 2010-2024
  • Basic Statistic Practicing physicians in the UK 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Doctors registered in the UK 2006-2023
  • Premium Statistic Registered doctors in the United Kingdom in 2022, by world region of qualification
  • Premium Statistic Countries of medical qualification of doctors registered in the UK in 2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of specialist doctors in the UK in 2024, by specialty
  • Premium Statistic Registered doctors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2024, by age and gender
  • Premium Statistic Number of registered doctors in the UK in 2024, by gender and specialty
  • Premium Statistic Number of doctors from the EEA joining and leaving the United Kingdom from 2012-2021

General Practitioner (GP)

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  • Premium Statistic Number of doctors employed in the NHS in England 2004-2022
  • Basic Statistic General practitioners in the UK 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Doctors on the GP register in the UK 2006-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of GPs in England 2016-2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Number of General Practitioners in Scotland 2009-2022, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Number of General Practitioners in Wales 2000-2018, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Number of General Practitioners in Northern Ireland 2000-2024, by gender

Doctor appointments

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  • Basic Statistic Making an appointment at the GP surgery in England 2020
  • Premium Statistic Options when unable to make a GP appointment in England 2023
  • Basic Statistic Satisfaction with GP practice opening hours in England 2012-2017
  • Premium Statistic Options for out of hours medical care used in England 2023
  • Premium Statistic Actions taken before making a GP appointment in England 2023
  • Premium Statistic Length of waiting time for doctor's appointment in the United Kingdom 2017, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Treatment of patients at their last general practice appointment in England 2023

Job satisfaction

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  • Premium Statistic Job satisfaction among hospital doctors in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017
  • Premium Statistic Impact of Brexit on the NHS workforce in the UK in 2019
  • Premium Statistic Opinion of healthcare professionals on the impact of Brexit in the UK 2019, by age
  • Premium Statistic Clinical supervision of doctors in training in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019
  • Premium Statistic Daytime workload satisfaction of trainee doctors in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2019
  • Premium Statistic Trainee doctors working beyond their contracted hours in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019
  • Premium Statistic Doctors in training feeling short of sleep in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
  • Premium Statistic Trainee doctors feeling burnt out in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
  • Premium Statistic Trainee doctors feeling emotionally exhausted in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
  • Premium Statistic Enthusiasm levels at work among NHS staff in England, 2016-2023
  • Premium Statistic Instances of abuse experienced by NHS England staff in 2023, by trust
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