Time is running out to reverse a 'steady but sustained decline' in the GP workforce, doctors' leaders have warned, as the latest official data showed a further drop in numbers of fully qualified GPs.
Official figures show just 63 per cent of consultations were carried out in person in England in April, up just 1 percentage point in a month despite the worst of Covid being over.
GP leaders have launched a three-point plan to rebuild general practice with the backing of a former health secretary - warning that the GP shortage and soaring workload have left the profession in crisis.