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Baroness Evans of Bowes Park

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Ukrainian Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Tuesday 7th June 2022

(2 years, 2 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Portrait The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) (Con)
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My Lords, it is the turn of the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton.

Baroness Brinton Portrait Baroness Brinton (LD)
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My Lords, over the last five years the number of registered patients in England has increased, while the number of GPs has dropped by 5%. That has now resulted in a 12% increase in the number of patients per GP. No wonder there is pressure. I return to the original Question from the noble Lord, Lord Hunt: when will the Government provide proper workforce planning for GPs?

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