Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to increase the retention of GPs in London.

We are working with NHS England and Health Education England on measures to increase general practitioner (GP) recruitment, address the reasons why doctors leave the profession, and encourage them to return to practice.

The updated GP Contract Framework in 2020 announced new schemes, in addition to continued support for existing recruitment and retention schemes for the general practice workforce. This includes the GP Retention Scheme, the GP Retention Fund, the National GP Induction and Refresher, the Locum Support Scheme, the New to Partnership Payment and the Supporting Mentors Scheme.