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Thousands of NHS GPs are cutting their hours despite plan to increase access to doctors

todayNovember 21, 2025

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Just one in 13 early career GPs work full-time, NHS figures show, with job stress and childcare significant factors

Much of the health secretary’s plans to reinvent the NHS hinge on moving services from bed-blocked, overstretched hospitals to “neighbourhood health centres” where possible, and to general practice.

However, while Wes Streeting hopes to make it easier for patients to see their doctor, thousands of GPs have been dramatically cutting back their surgery hours in recent years.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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