GP salaries soar by up to £12,000 as face-to-face appointments plummet

Family doctors in England now pocket an average of £153,400 a year, official figures data shows. 

This is a rise of over £10,000 within the space of 12 months — one of the biggest annual jumps ever recorded.

It also means the average salary of a GP partner — those own their own practice and make up the majority of family doctors — has risen more than a quarter since the pandemic began. 

The inflation-busting salary hike – described as ‘eye-watering’ by patient groups – comes despite an ongoing drop in face-to-face care. 

But senior family doctors said they are struggling with the costs of running a practice and have threatened industrial action over funding and working conditions. 

The rise in GP pay packets comes as separate figures show only 68.3 per cent of appointments were held face-to-face in July — down from around 80 per cent pre-pandemic. It is also the lowest figure so far this year

Average GP pay also hit £118,100. This data set includes figures for GP partners as well as the GPs they employ to provide services

Senior medics also argued many GPs are experiencing burnout and low morale from the unsustainable demands they experience year-round. 

Data from NHS Digital shows the average income before tax for GP partners in England situs slot gacor — who make up roughly two thirds of the entire GP workforce — was £153,400 in 2021/2022. 

This is an 8 per cent rise on the £142,000 recorded in 2020/2021 and 25.9 per cent on 2019/2020 where they clocked £121,800. 

The £11,400 pay spike is also the single biggest year-on-year increase to the average GP pay recorded since 2007, the earliest comparable year of data. 

Average GP pay, across all levels, also hit £118,100. This data set includes figures for GP partners as well as the family doctors employed to provide services.

For comparison, the average pay for salaried GPs was £68,000. This is up from £64,900 in 2020/21 and £63,600 in 2019/20.