GPs in poor parts of England are paid £5,500 less a year than in wealthy areas, study finds

The study is the first quantitative analysis examining the relationship between population deprivation and the working lives of GPs in England. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA

GPs working in the most deprived areas in England are paid an average salary £5,525 less a year than their counterparts working in wealthier areas, according to a study.

The report, by researchers at the University of Manchester and published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, analysed data from more than 8,500 GPs between 2015 and 2021 in the GP work life survey.