NHS: GP Salaries

Lord Trefgarne Excerpts

Monday 26th January 2015 Lords Chamber

Asked by

[Lord Trefgarne]

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average salary paid to general practitioners working within the National Health Service.

[Baroness Jolly (LD)]

My Lords, in England, in 2012-13, the average income for a contractor GP was £105,100 and for a salaried GP £56,600—both before tax. A contractor GP is a practitioner who entered into a contract with the NHS as a single-hander or as part of a partnership. Eighty per cent of GPs are contractors.

[Lord Trefgarne (Con)]

I am grateful to my noble friend for that reply. In view of these quite respectable salaries, might it not be reasonable to expect a little bit of work in the evenings and on Saturdays?