NHS only gains one ‘full-time’ GP for every two trainees, report finds

Every two GP training posts result in one fully qualified full-time equivalent GP joining the NHS. Photograph: parkerphotography/Alamy

The NHS has to train two GPs to produce one full-time family doctor because so many have started to work part-time, new research reveals.

The finding helps explain why GP surgeries are still struggling to give patients appointments as quickly as they would like, despite growing numbers of doctors training to become a GP.