Brent has some of the lowest GP staffing levels in London and almost half the GP coverage per patient seen in Camden, City News reveals.
London overall has 5.09 GPs for every 10,000 patients which is below the England average of 5.85.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the figure should be closer to 10.
Some boroughs such as Newham and Ealing also have some of the lowest staffing levels in the capital.
Others like Hackney and Richmond have almost twice as many GPs relative to their population.
The strain can also be seen in how long patients wait for appointments, with one in four waiting at least a week to be seen.
London GPs are already working at around 20 appointments per day (excluding services carried out by nurses), the upper end of what’s considered safe by the WHO.
South East London has the highest GP workload in London, delivering roughly 23 appointments per day.
Yet, the most overstretched practice in London is in Barnet, with the equivalent of one GP for more than 37,000 patients.
Barnet is an extreme case but the pressures behind it are nationwide.
GPs warn the service faces a growing workforce crisis
The Royal College of GPs says the service faces a growing workforce crisis and needs more qualified doctors to meet rising demand.
It says the number of “full time GPs in England has risen by only 462 since 2019 while patient numbers have increased by more than 3.7 million.”
The College has called on the Home Secretary to remove barriers that make it harder for international doctors who trained in the UK to stay working in the NHS.
NHS says it wants to cut waiting times and improve access to GP services by March 2026.
It plans to reduce pressure on appointments by developing “neighbourhood health service models,” which include greater use of digital tools for booking and consultations.
In October, 57 per cent of all GP appointments in England were face to face.
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Brent has some of the lowest GP staffing levels in London and almost half the GP coverage per patient seen in Camden, City News reveals.
London overall has 5.09 GPs for every 10,000 patients which is below the England average of 5.85.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the figure should be closer to 10.
Some boroughs such as Newham and Ealing also have some of the lowest staffing levels in the capital.
Others like Hackney and Richmond have almost twice as many GPs relative to their population.
The strain can also be seen in how long patients wait for appointments, with one in four waiting at least a week to be seen.
London GPs are already working at around 20 appointments per day (excluding services carried out by nurses), the upper end of what’s considered safe by the WHO.
South East London has the highest GP workload in London, delivering roughly 23 appointments per day.
Yet, the most overstretched practice in London is in Barnet, with the equivalent of one GP for more than 37,000 patients.
Barnet is an extreme case but the pressures behind it are nationwide.
GPs warn the service faces a growing workforce crisis
The Royal College of GPs says the service faces a growing workforce crisis and needs more qualified doctors to meet rising demand.
It says the number of “full time GPs in England has risen by only 462 since 2019 while patient numbers have increased by more than 3.7 million.”
The College has called on the Home Secretary to remove barriers that make it harder for international doctors who trained in the UK to stay working in the NHS.
NHS says it wants to cut waiting times and improve access to GP services by March 2026.
It plans to reduce pressure on appointments by developing “neighbourhood health service models,” which include greater use of digital tools for booking and consultations.
In October, 57 per cent of all GP appointments in England were face to face.
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