Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS physicians there were per 10,000 people in January (a) 2010 and (b) 2023.

As of January 2010, there were 18.1 full time equivalent doctors per 10,000 head of population in England. As of January 2023, there were 23.1 full time equivalent doctors per 10,000 head of population in England.