New government set to miss targets for extra GPs unless urgent measures are taken after election, warns RCGP

GP leaders are predicting that it will take between 20 and 31 years to achieve the number of additional GPs pledged by the Conservatives, Labour and UKIP if they win the General Election, unless an emergency package of measures is introduced. Analysis published by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) shows that if current trends continue, patients will have to wait until 2045 for the 8,000 extra GPs promised by Labour and UKIP in their manifestos; and until 2034 to realise the 5000 more family doctors proposed at the Conservative Party conference. The College is calling on whichever party